Bashir, Hussein

Ben Kamla and Mohammed. He was born in the village of Beit Zarzir on March 25, 1962. Hussein grew up and was educated in his village. He attended elementary and high school in Beit Zarzir. Hussain volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Forces in April 1986. He served as a scout in the Scouts Unit of the Hiram Brigade in the Northern Command and as a soldier, he received a very flattering opinion from his commanders, and his service was extended time after time in his professional and dedicated work. In 1990 Hussein married Rozet and they had four children: Suheir, Saher, Samer and Suha, and his resourcefulness and professionalism saved many lives when he uncovered large concealed side charges Along the side of roads, on the route where IDF patrols take place. They say fate might have been in it, for Hussein was not supposed to leave for Lebanon on February 4. On the morning of the disaster, while he was shopping for presents for his children for the coming Eid al-Adha, his relative and friend asked him to change shifts, because the latter’s father had suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. Hussein did not hesitate, brought the gifts home and promised his wife and children that he would return next week, after the holiday. On the evening of February 4, 1997, the helicopter disaster occurred when two Yasur helicopters collided over Moshav She’ar Yashuv. The seventy-three fighters, who made their way to operational activity in Lebanon, were killed, among them Major-General Hussein Bashir, who was buried in the cemetery in his village, Beit Zarzir, and was survived by a woman, four children, parents and thirteen brothers and sisters. The commander of the unit wrote to the family in a letter of condolences: “Hussein served as an inspector in an outpost in the country and went to Beaufort at the request of his commanders, only to replace a friend. He volunteered willingly and boarded the helicopter, a unique example of grazing and caring for a friend. Volunteering and the desire to give and help characterized Hussein so much, he loved his role and was a courageous professional tracker, who even received a certificate of excellence for his work. His fellow Scouts remember Hussein as a man loved by everyone who was close to him. Hussein was a model for a warrior who served in the most difficult and dangerous places and risked himself day after day and hour with endless devotion, out of a sense of mission and giving in the most difficult tasks. Hussein and the dozens of fighters we have lost in the great disaster, we will not be able to return to life, but this spirit, the belief in the rightness of the road, this willingness to impose on you the difficult tasks, this devotion – we can give as a worldview. If we keep all this, we will take care of ourselves and the commanders and friends on the road, because then we are setting up Hussein and our fallen comrades, a situation that is more important and beautiful than we can be. “