Joseph (Yossi), son of Esther and Abraham, was born on the eve of Passover, April 23, 1948, in Cochin, India, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1956. He studied at the elementary school in Kfar Yuval, He continued his studies at the agricultural high school in Mikveh Israel, where he specialized in orchards and agricultural machinery. Yosef was an active student, a member of the student council, one of the Gadna cadets, and took part in a squad commanders’ course. He was a sports fan and was part of the agricultural school team in soccer and basketball. He participated in long distance runs and swimming competitions, as well as in various marches. He liked to travel, especially in the Upper Galilee. Yosef was drafted into the IDF in August 1968 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, after completing his basic training course in infantry, infantry, and sabotage officers. He is considered a good and responsible officer who fulfills his duties efficiently and with dedication. His commanders wrote in his opinion: “He is an efficient field man, with extraordinary initiative and energy, strong ambition, resourcefulness and improvisation.” One of his subordinates says that “Yosef came to his soldiers with uncompromising demands for a perfect performance in training and exhausting journeys, but his concern for them was great and he tried his best to make things easier for them.” He was awarded the Operational Service Award for his part in operational activities. For about a year, he was among those serving in the career army. After graduating from regular army service, he went to train youth at the agricultural youth farm in Afula, and immediately upon his arrival he bought the hearts of the students and employees of the farm, his energy and willingness to help and help. Joseph loved man, respected the feelings of others, treated people and did not hold grudges. His friend says that “there was infinite devotion in him, and he could be relied on for anything.” He was cool, calm, and his manner measured. He was far from normal, was not picky, liked simplicity, and was Simcha with his lot. Joseph loved his family very much, and worked a lot in his parents’ farm, from sunrise to sunset, with great vigor, diligence and perseverance. In 1972 he married his girlfriend Margalit. When the Yom Kippur War broke out he felt his unit and was sent to the Sinai front. On the 18th of Tishrei 5734 (October 18, 1973), the day of Simhat Torah, Joseph fell in the Abu Sultan camps. In the Yom Kippur War, Capt. Yosef Chai commanded an armored personnel carrier in battles on the Sinai front. On October 18, 1973, our forces encountered an Egyptian ambush in the Abu Sultan camps. The company of the late Captain Joseph Hai stormed an Egyptian outpost, from which fire was fired and during the assault two armored personnel carriers were injured. The late Captain Yosef Chai jumped from the armored personnel carrier, attacked the position of the machine gun at the outpost and paralyzed the post with grenades. He then returned to the APC and Haifa with a machine gun to evacuate wounded people from a burning armored personnel carrier. The late Captain Yosef Chai collected grenades from the evacuees, attacked another position and paralyzed her as well, and during his combat he was injured and fell in. In his actions, Captain Yosef Chai displayed courage, resourcefulness, A brother, a mother, four brothers and two sisters, and was raised to the rank of captain in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family: “Joseph was a courageous fellow who fulfilled all the tasks that were imposed on him, Supreme heroism and self-sacrifice. He was a favorite of his commanders and comrades-in-arms, and his fall is a heavy loss for our unit. “
