Etzion, Shraga

Son of Binyamin and Shoshana. He was born on October 5, 1942 in Jerusalem. He completed his elementary studies at the “For example” school, and then continued his studies at the Pardes Hannah School. Afterward he moved to an oriental seminar. In August 1960 he was drafted into the IDF, and Shraga was promoted to the rank of captain, and he was unquestionably responsible and devoted, with his strength, devotion, and desire. In the performance of his duties. He left a wife and two children. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The battalion commander wrote to his family in a letter of condolences: “I met Shraga, of blessed memory, on the eve of the Six-Day War. Already in my first meeting with him, I was struck by his alertness, freshness and vitality, which justified his appointment as commander of the company, the youngest of his battalion. As the days of tension before the outbreak of the war grew, and during the war days, Shraga proved the qualities of a commander who clung to his position and fulfilled his tasks loyally and courageously. As a commander, a guard of tradition, Shraga fulfilled the practical combination of mitzvot between man and his fellow man and his country, and was an example and a source of pride for all the soldiers and commanders of the battalion. “Shraga’s grandfather published an article in his” The article was written by Mr. Meir Lahav and dedicated to the memory of Shraga, who was the deputy director of the unit.