Ben-Gal (Buzaglo), Avraham

Son of Rachel and Hananiah, was born on August 28, 1957, in Migdal Ha’Emek. His traditional parents were among the first settlers in the town. Avraham began his studies at the Shalom Aleichem Elementary School and continued at the Eli Cohen School. Afterward, he moved to the Rogozin vocational school, where he studied for two years. From there he moved to the religious youth village near Kibbutz Lavi and completed his studies as a car mechanic. His hobby was photography, and his albums included a rich collection of photographs of his life in Migdal HaEmek and his service in the IDF, mainly photographs of the landscapes of Lebanon, where he served during the Peace for Galilee war. He underwent a series of training and was later assigned to the Armament Corps. Avraham completed a course for truck drivers and armored personnel carriers and served as an armored personnel carrier mechanic. In April 1977, he was promoted to the rank of corporal, who was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and was found to be “a devoted, loyal and honest soldier, with an excellent profession, man of execution and organization.” In July 1979 he completed his regular army service. And a year later, in April 1980, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. During the Peace for Galilee War, he served in a workshop of the Ordnance Corps in Lebanon. In the summer of 1983 he married and set up his home in Migdal Ha’Emek. Abraham was a dedicated family man and spent his holidays in the bosom of his family. He was Simcha when his son Elazar was born. On the 17th of Adar 5745 (10.3.1985), when he was on his way to the base in Lebanon, near the “Gate of the Calf”, a car bomb exploded next to the safari truck he was traveling in. All the truck carriers were hit. Among those killed was Avraham. He was 27 when he died. He was laid to rest in the military section of the cemetery in Migdal Haemek. He left behind a wife, a tender child, a father, two brothers and four sisters. Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin wrote to his family: “Avraham gave his life for his homeland, and he fell north of the” calf gate “when a car bomb exploded near a truck transporting soldiers to their unit. One of the most senior officers in the unit, is always willing to take upon him additional tasks beyond his duties, he loved the unit and the way of life in it, was one of its designers, a model and loved by everyone. ” The commander of his unit wrote to his family: “I knew Avraham for months, since he came to the unit, and he was an excellent commander, an example of his subordinates. The members of the workshop helped his subordinates and was loved and accepted by his friends “