Cohen, Uri

Was born in Jerusalem on November 14, 1961. He was the eldest son, and as a child he shared his parents’ house and shop with his parents, and attended the Geulim elementary school in Talpiot, Afterward he continued his high school studies at the Zionist Youth Farm in Jerusalem, where he was interested in mechanical professions and in the school he did well. “When the time for his induction into the IDF approached, he joined the” Orad “nucleus of the Nahal, which planned to establish the” Kadarim “kibbutz in the north, He served briefly in Shalhat in Hanita. Uri was drafted into the IDF in January 1980. Uri was recruited to the IDF in January 1980. Uri was drafted into the army and completed his training with a high school diploma, Sea. Uri proved to be in command. He was tall and in his deep, evening voice, with his calm appearance and gentle manner affecting his surroundings. He was promoted to the rank of corporal and was sent to a series of courses, including a mortar course, and in January 1982 he was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the mortar division, when the First Lebanon War broke out in the eastern sector, The Syrian air Uri was hit and killed on June 10, 1982. He was 20 at the time of his death, and Uri was laid to rest on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem and left behind his parents, brother and sister. Served in the Infantry with great devotion and devotion and was loved by all. “The commander of his unit wrote:” He came to the unit as a lieutenant, and it was impossible not to stand out in his height, And his stubbornness for things that are not easy. The commander of his regiment noted: “Uri served in the battalion as a sergeant for the mortars department, which was established during the last training session and was considered one of the founders and the founders of the platoon that proved itself in the war. The mortar division discovered its ability to strike accurately – this was his last activity as commander of the mortars. ” His family published a pamphlet in his memory.