Arad, Boaz

Boaz, son of Chaya and Shmuel z “l, was born on July 28, 1951, in Kibbutz Beit Zera, where his parents were among the founders and builders of the kibbutz, The “Bein Kinneret Valley” was a cheerful, pleasant and joyful boy, who gathered around him his friends who testified that he had never been bored with him, loved social life, was active in organizing evenings and parties at his school, Boaz traveled to Eretz Israel with his friends and friends with the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement, and especially loved the Kinneret and its environs. He used to take his guitar for walks, and later even to his unit in the army, where he gathered friends around him and played songs for them, accompanied by himself in the music Boaz was recruited to the IDF in early November 1970 and volunteered for the air force. He was accepted for a pilot course, successfully passed the first and difficult stages of the course and even enjoyed the flight experience. But he did not complete the course and went to serve in one of the IDF’s elite patrols, where he underwent a parachuting course, after he was offered a position that did not seem to him enough combat, he went to serve in one of the reconnaissance units of the IAF. “He was an excellent fighter and an exemplary commander, he was familiar with the weapons systems on Buryan and instructed his comrades in the company to operate them, and was excellent at navigating because he had an extraordinary sense of direction “In the field of navigation, he expressed his great love for the country and the great knowledge he had acquired in his many tours, and was known to be a convenient commander for his soldiers. But he demanded strict and meticulous execution of the tasks he was entrusted with, and his subordinates remembered him as a friend and friend who cared for the soldier as an individual, and was commanded by the commando unit, And Boaz’s unit dealt with the pursuit of Syrian forces in the Bukata area, and Boaz was killed on October 9, 1973, when his armored personnel carrier encountered an ambush when he led the wounded to the collection station. He was brought to eternal rest in the Beit Zera cemetery. He left behind the same time, parents, two brothers and a sister. After his death, he was promoted to First Sergeant. His brother, Shlomo, later fell in the line of duty in Sinai and his father died shortly afterwards. His friends in the unit and published a book containing the words of his parents and friends, in his memory and in memory of the men of the unit who fell in the Yom Kippur War; Also included are articles on his figure in a booklet published by the local council of the Jordan Valley, in memory of its fallen soldiers.