Ben Sarah and Mordechai Yitzhak Adler. He was born in the agricultural moshav of Satria on the 17th of Adar 1953, a young brother to Shlomo. His parents, Holocaust survivors, were among the founders of the moshav near Rehovot, where he grew up. Shmulik attended the Smilansky elementary school and the biological track at the De Shalit high school in Rehovot. Shmulik took a lot of sports, loved nature and developed a love for country dancing. In January 1971, Shmulik joined the IDF and was accepted to a course in the IAF after he decided that this was a more significant challenge than his studies at the Technion, as he had planned, and shortly after the Yom Kippur War he completed his training course as a helicopter pilot. The book of the flight as a guide until his release in 1979. Immediately after his release, he established a hothouse and raised cloves for export, and Shmulik was very successful at work, but suffered from the monotony and lack of challenges. From his civilian life to military life, his friend Ofer said: “Even then he was an excellent pilot, but a reservist Mo reservist – sometimes a little late, is not always ranks and logos on overalls, and in general – oppositionist. Then, to the surprise of all of us, he decided to return to the army. At first we were a bit skeptical – would that ‘throw’ reservist be able to settle down? The answer was not long in coming, and there was a first hint of that will power and the same seriousness and determination that characterized his future. The change in him was unbelievable, from one end to the other. “In February 1975, the son of Rotem and the daughters Tali, Neta Weber, were born, and the family lived in the air force bases where he served, and his wife tells them that he was a strict commander, : “We had an unparalleled father and a charming husband – with his support, his education and his great love, despite his heavy workload and hard work – always found time to invest in us and to march us forward as well. With his smile and his sense of humor – gave us joy in life. He left us with his legacy and commanded us his human values: the constant search for meaningful challenges, the love for the state and the pride of serving it, the aspiration for excellence, respect for and respect for each person, integrity and fairness. “Shmulik was the deputy commander of the squadron , A squadron commander in the flight school and head of a helicopter section, he participated in complex and secret operations, and became famous as a helicopter pilot while he was commander of helicopter squadrons, and in 1990-1991 he attended a military college in Alabama in the United States. And was appointed deputy commander of the Tel Nof base. In 1995 he studied for a master’s degree at the National Security College and Haifa University. At the end of his studies, the commander of the college, Major General Yitzhak Brik, wrote: “Brigadier General Shmuel is a serious officer who demands a great deal of himself and his surroundings, intelligent, self-disciplined, articulate and highly capable. His social involvement made a significant contribution to the class … Brig. Gen. Shmuel met all the requirements for a master’s degree in political science in the field of national security – as an outstanding Dean. ” Towards the end of his studies he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and was appointed commander of the Palmach Air Force base, where he served until the day of his death. The helicopters number one in the army, and his son Rotem says: “You spent hours wandering around the base, the days, the nights and the Sabbath, talking to the soldiers, handing out sweets to the guards, and checking that everything was going to your satisfaction. Many hours of timeDedication to personal conversations with subordinates. Personally, you helped solve their problems and gave everyone the feeling that he was not alone. You gave the feeling that even in such a large system there is someone who really cares. “In February 1997, he was a member of the Hebrew Committee for the investigation of the helicopter disaster in the city of Sderot, on March 15, 1998. A Cobra helicopter with a young pilot, Lieutenant Ilan Gur, and a helicopter crashed in the sea, after 10 hours of searching, the bodies of the two pilots were found, and at the age of forty-five he was laid to rest in the military cemetery. In Rehovot, left behind a wife, son, three daughters, parents and brother, and the chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, handed his family a certificate of appreciation and respect: “Shmuel saw his service as a messenger And bore with devotion and love. Always dedicated and devoted, devoted himself to increasing the strength of the IDF and nurturing its spirit, when the good of the state before his eyes. ” The commander of the IAF, Major General Eitan Ben-Eliahu, wrote to Shmulik: “You leave a huge load behind you in the Air Force, the contents of flying, the doctrine of operations, a matter of command and an example of a person … In our joint work I knew that there was someone to rely on. That you have to listen to him … You knew how to cultivate, and with your friends, colleagues and commanders you created affection and friendship. ” His fellow squadrons commanded him to issue a pamphlet in his memory, in which they tell about Shmulik as a commander and as a friend. The family memorialized him in a memorial plaque of the Sefirat HaOmer, which was placed in the synagogue at the Palmahim base. On December 3, 2002, a Torah scroll was donated by the family in his name to the religious community center in Rehovot. At the Kiryat No’ar yeshiva in Jerusalem, where Shmulik had contact with her people and some worked for him when he was deputy commander of the base, a corner was erected in his memory. As part of B’nai B’rith, the family grants two scholarships annually to two students from Rehovot to help finance their academic studies. The helicopter helmsman in the Knesset bears the name of Brigadier General Shmuel Eldar: “… These lines outline a beautifully designed figure, walking in a way that contains a full world and a wondrous form of cultivated dimensions Amazingly, a beloved and loving soul, a man who controls his actions, wonderful things which in his light determined his path. In this way, he prepared the ground for his meteoric progress in a ranking and roles in which he proved himself, with real consistency, step by step… Once, in a small talk, I tried to talk to himself that he was getting worse with himself, But he is in his mind – ‘Dad,’ he said to me, ‘what you know – you have to know very well.’ “
