Chalasti, Yair

Yair, son of Naomi and Tzadok, was born on April 23, 1940 in Tel Aviv. And attended the Tachkemoni Elementary School in Tel Aviv. Yair was a good disciplined student and was loved by his teachers and friends. After graduating from elementary school, he was forced to go out to work to help support the household and began to work in the framework. He was a very keen sports fan for soccer and basketball. In his work in the military industry he was considered a diligent and dedicated worker. And his superiors praised him for his excellent qualities: diligence, perseverance, diligence, responsibility and precision. He was an entrepreneur and he had a sense of hands and a desire to do everything successfully. He was naturally cold-tempered, self-confident, and well-behaved. Yair was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in mid-May 1958 and was assigned to the Ordnance Corps, and after completing his basic training he was called up for a period of reserve service, and served as a good soldier, responsible and dedicated to his position. During the periods he served away from home, he tried not to worry his parents and was careful to write letters home, to remove fears from his family, as a sociable and easy to befriend friend and loved by his friends. He always knew how to listen to my friends He was a good confidant, he had simplicity and sincerity, joy of life and love of life, his spirit was always good for him, his eyes were laughing and his face lit up with a light of joy and humor. A few weeks after his fall, he was supposed to marry his girlfriend Livneh, and during the Yom Kippur War, Yair took part in the battles of containment and break-ins against the Egyptians on the Sinai front in a battle that took place on the 19th of Tishrei 5734 (19.10.1973) At the airport in the town of David Suar, west of the canal, he was hit and fell in battle. While he was delivering medical help to wounded IDF soldiers and Egyptian soldiers, the enemy planes attacked the medical team and Yair was killed on the spot, and was brought to rest at the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul and left behind a father, mother and sister. Condolences to the bereaved family His commander wrote: “Yair showed courage in treating the wounded under heavy fire.” His parents donated a Torah scroll to his memory, and the Military Industries published a pamphlet in memory of their fallen soldiers.