Chogag, Avinoam (Avi)

Ben Yardena and Nissim. He was born on September 11, 1969 in Givatayim. He studied at the Ramim Elementary School in Givatayim, then continued at the ORT Technikum High School in the city. Avinoam was a member of the Scout Movement and was a sports fan who liked to play soccer and swimming. When he finished elementary school he wanted to attend the military boarding school, but his parents refused to accept his request because he was born after years. Many attempts to bring a child into the world, and it was difficult for them to part with him for long periods of time, and as a young man he displayed kindness, integrity, and caring for others. His mother: “He was a kind of ‘social worker’ for no consideration.” My father was very popular and loved To his family. He was drafted into the IDF in early November 1987, was assigned to the Logistics Corps. After basic training and completion in a driving course, the infantry commander’s school was placed in the position of driver of a heavy vehicle and a noncommissioned vehicle department. His comrades in the unit also testify to his special concern for everyone. Sergeant Oren Shriki: “I got a new battalion, the first person I saw was my father, who helped me at all stages of absorption, took care of my shortcomings, and when he was a noncommissioned officer he took care of every soldier personally and solved all his problems. “My father knew how to intelligently combine the command of the car department with the companies with his men without detracting from it and from that.” On February 26, 1990, Avi fell in his military service in the military cemetery in Holon, leaving behind his parents and two brothers, Oren and Liad, in a letter of condolences to the bereaved family: “My father performed all the tasks well and completely Imposed on him. For a long time he served as a deputy commander in the department where he worked. He excelled in the performance of the position and showed initiative and leadership ability worthy of appreciation. “