Shmuel-Mully, son of Esther and Nathan, was born on May 20, 1951, in Haifa. He began his elementary studies at the Habonim School in Haifa, continued at the Be’eri School in the Ironi High School in Neve Sha’anan and completed high school at the Reali School in Haifa. Mully, as his friends and acquaintances called him, was a member of the youth movement Machanot Ha’olim. The movement was very important to him and his values were holy to him, even when he was a trainee and also as a guide. He chose the training because he gave importance to impart the values of the youth movement and because he regarded education as a supreme value, which he wanted to realize even in adulthood. During his membership in the movement, he absorbed the foundations of kibbutz education and the principles of mutual aid. Mully was always a symbol of an idealist who does not abandon his ideas and values even in times of crisis and does not only talk but also implements his words. He was always original in his thoughts and his approach to people. Mully had a deep national consciousness – he wanted to get to know the Jewish nation, about its past and its values, to understand them and to pass it on to younger people. Mully was also active in social life in the movement – he was a friend of all, did not reject anyone and found a common language with all those who were close to him – mainly because he was always honest and complete with himself and because he had a great willingness to give of himself – from his personality and cooperation in everything he had, Molly had an unceasing urge to seek, to act and to realize, and always more demanding from himself than others. He demonstrated an exemplary pioneering spirit, a spirit that manifested itself in all stages of his life, in his walk to the camp and in self-sacrifice. Mully had an amazing knowledge of the country, which he acquired from trips, reading and great love for the land and the landscape. He always endeavored to pass on this knowledge to his friends, students and subordinates. Molly was very proud of his parents-his father, the port man, the man of labor, who symbolized the idea that Jews could do manual labor without being ashamed of it; And his mother, who dealt with educating the daughters of needy families, thus fulfilling an educational ideal. Molly was a brilliant student with a lucid, clear mind and analytical ability. He often surprised his knowledge and posed complex questions to his teachers. He loved and succeeded in his studies, and even thought of joining the academic reserve. But when he sought the balance between the movement and the studies, between the army and the kibbutz, he decided not to be cut off from his friends and hoped to learn later as a kibbutz member. Shmuel was drafted into the IDF at the end of September 1969 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade. He served in the Nahal Brigade, where he went on a training course in Raanana. After completing his two years of service in the army, Mully began his career in the Armored Corps, taking courses in tank commanders, officers, and armored corps officers, and became an officer. The first Nahal Brigade that grew up in the Armored Corps. He joined the career army at the end of September 1972 and was assigned as commander of a tank division in an armored unit. The return to the military framework, after a year of training, was a very difficult crisis, and Mully would suddenly find it difficult to return to the army routine. Nevertheless, Mully enjoyed his military service, was jealous of the iron fist and loved the power in the tank – reasons that attracted him to the armor. Mully was not built for strict discipline and orders, for it was open, bursting and free. During his officers’ course, his commanders were not sure he would be fit for his job, because of his character and opinions, even though he had outstanding natural leadership ability. Mully advocated self-discipline, not coercive discipline, and even tried to fulfill his role as commander in this spirit. He always wanted to justify his actions on the basis of reason and explanation. He built a unique relationship with his soldiers, which thanks to him he was considered one of the best commanders in the battalion, on the one hand, he showed his soldiers understanding – and they loved him because of this – and on the other hand he never gave up on what he believed in, only to make them like him. In a survey conducted by psychologists among the soldiers, they all wrote that they were ready to follow Mully with fire and water, and he understood well the significance of the heavy task that had been placed on his shoulders. And despite the difficult conditions, he chose to go up to the Golan Heights, where he decided that he would be able to fulfill his role better as a commander In the development and intensification of the personal initiative among the soldiers. On October 9, 1973, the tank that Mully commanded in the Golan Heights, in the area of Kuneitra was hit and Mully, was killed and brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Haifa, he left behind parents and a sister, after his fall he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and awarded the Medal of Valor: “In witness and testimony that 2084334 Lieutenant Dgani Shmuel was brave enough to carry out a combat duty with great devotion.” On October 6, 1973, Lieutenant Shmuel Degani, To tankers in the area of the outposts in the Golan Heights. During the braking battles, the tank that commanded him was hit and he was hit and evacuated. After receiving medical treatment, he returned to the battle and commanded a tank section in the line. In a heroic battle, he managed to block the advance of the Syrian armored corps towards the Hamdiya junction. In this battle he was hurt and fell.
