Chen-Zion, Yehuda-Aryeh
Yehuda-Aryeh, son of Maltia and Eliahu, was born on April 27, 1951 in Ramat Gan. Aryeh was drafted into the IDF in mid-May 1969 and was assigned to serve in the Armored Corps, completing a tank artillery course as an outstanding trainee and serving in a tank battalion in the southern sector of the Suez Canal in March 1970. During the War of Attrition, His injury was reported by the columnist, “The Division Tory,” published in June 1971 … “Molly is sitting in a hole and silent, but he feels he has something to tell. The guys turn to him: Chen-Zion Book, tell how you got hurt. And Han Zion says: Once we had a battery tour and we went on an ambush by the Egyptians. We continued driving and suddenly the tank was hit by a shell on the left side of the turret. I did not know what was happening with me, but after a moment I found myself strangely, with my head bent and around me a lot of smoke. I got out of the tank and after that the paramedic also got down and started treating me … Where was I wounded? Hands, face, legs. And around a hail of bullets. I have not seen anything like it before. They evacuated me to the stronghold and there I received medical treatment. I heard how to order a helicopter to evacuate the wounded and I said, “Fine, I’ll fly for the first time in my life on a helicopter. Three weeks later, I returned to the unit. “Arie returned to the unit before he had his wounds healed, and he staggered on his leg and wore sandals, graduating summa cum laude and returning to the unit in the canal sector to continue his military service. At the beginning of May 1972 Aryeh was released from regular service and assigned to a reserve unit of the Armored Corps. After his discharge, he began to work for Migdal insurance company as a safety reviewer. He studied economics at the Faculty of Humanities at Bar-Ilan University and successfully completed his first year of studies. At the same time, he also held a full-time position at the companyAnd fulfilled his social and family duties in peace of mind and in good spirits, as one of his educators testified: “Blessed is talent, honest and modest.” On the day of Yom Kippur, 5734 (1974), he was called to his unit, which was sent to fight in the battles of braking against the Egyptians in Sinai, in the harsh battle that took place in front of the Chinese farm on October 17, 1973. His tank was hit by a missile fired by He was brought to rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, leaving behind his parents, four brothers and a sister, and was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant,
