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Cohen, Yigal

Cohen, Yigal

Son of Zechariah HaKohen and Sarah. He was born on October 4, 1949 in Tel Aviv. He attended the Brenner elementary school in the city. He was a boy full of joy and love for life, and knew how to treat his parents with great respect. Yigal was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1967 and assigned to the Armored Corps, who knew how difficult it would be to serve in this corps and knew that he would need courage, cleverness and strong willpower. When he came for short vacations, he would not sit idly by, but went to work so as not to be dependent on his father, and he was Simcha not only with his family when he arrived, but also with his cheerfulness influenced his circle of friends and friends. And especially his comrades-in-arms, who loved them very much, loved his unit and during his illness when he was in Tel Hashomer He was engraved on the wall of his room and hung on the wall of his room, where he is still being flown in. On Sunday, August 2, 1970, he fell in the line of duty. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. On his grave the commander said, “I wish the IDF had many soldiers like Yigal.”

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