Ayalon, Ronen

Son of Lilly and Chaim. He was born on the 17th of Cheshvan 5728 (17.11.1967) in Kiryat Bialik. He began his elementary studies at the Weizmann School in Kiryat Motzkin and completed his studies at the Habonim School in Kiryat Bialik. Afterward, he studied at the “Ort Bialik North” junior high school. He completed his high school studies at the Ort Bialik South High School. Ronen was drafted into the IDF in early February 1986 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, and after returning to his unit as tank commander, he returned to his unit as a tank commander. A quiet and serious guy who contributes and helps everyone, encourages people and professionalism. “In interviews with him, he was found to have high motivation and a desire to gain experience and advance in the ranks, and expressed his feeling of social well-being and the attitude of the commanders On April 10, 1987, Ronen fell in battle in Lebanon and was buried at the military cemetery in Haifa and left behind his parents and two brothers, Michael and Aviv, in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin wrote: “Sergeant Ronen Ayalon gave his life for his homeland. In the security zone near Dahar a-Sidari, southeast of Qantara, when terrorists fired at an IDF force moving in the area. Ronen served in the Armored Corps, he was an excellent soldier, disciplined, reliable and loved by everyone who knew him, and the memory of Sergeant Ronen Ayalon is sacred and we were cherished in our hearts with pride. ” In a letter of condolence to the family, his commander wrote: “Ronen underwent his training as a rifleman in the Armored Corps company in the Alon Company. He then went to a tank commanders course and returned to the unit as a tank commander in the Golan Company. Ronen went with the entire unit to Lebanon and carried out the mission – the defense of the northern communities – very well. The diligence and youthfulness of his youth will remain engraved in our hearts forever. “The Jewish student organization in Rome planted a tree in his memory in the forests of the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, and from a poem written by his mother, Lily:” Red flowers on the grave / A strong smell of distributed courage / of a group of red flowers / lying to you / on the grave. “