Son of Roselia and Eliezer. Was born on October 25, 1986 in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the former Soviet Union. Genet was Gadi’s favorite nickname, the youngest of the children in the family. On 28 November 2004 to the Armored Corps – as he chooses. His grandfather fought the Nazis during World War II, on a Russian tank, and Gadi was happy to continue his family’s legacy. He longed to serve in a combat force because of the value of friendship and mutual responsibility at the basis of his existence. He knew he would find real friends in the Armored Corps. Gadi was recruited to the 77th Battalion of the legendary 7 Brigade, completed training and advanced training – a company (platoon, platoon, platoon) and began the line-up of the battalion’s operation in the Vulcan Company. Tank commanders, and on March 1, 2006 he was successfully completed as commander of the Merkava tank and commander of the 3rd Battalion of the “Alon Company” in the 82th Battalion of the “Ga’ash” Battalion. Although he wanted to return to his home company, Very quickly to the Gaash family and gave everything he could. Was an esteemed, professional and serious commander. Gadi was brave and willing to sacrifice himself for his friends. He was a loyal and dedicated friend. In his military service, he had grown older; Stood out for his personality, his quiet leadership, and charisma. He surprised his commanders with his wisdom and knowledge in many different fields. They appreciated him and expected him to have a military career. His subordinates were highly devoted. Gadi loved the country, boasted of serving in the IDF and uniform, was a noble and peace-seeking man, and did everything in a pleasant way. “Gadi was” poisoned “by the combat service and especially by the armored corps, so he encouraged his friend Kobi” to enlist. ” Only to the combatant “and explained to him that this is an important contribution to the state, and he did not give up on what he thought was the reason for life: spending time with the family, “There is no weariness in the world that will prevent me from being with my friends, enjoying the freedom, living.” Gadi was the glue in his home and his friends, the mature mature man entered the house on Friday with dirty hands. In a blink of an eye to a child full of life and innocence, shyness and a tremendous thirst to breathe all that life has to offer.Gadi was the light at home, never quarreling with anyone, shy and serious, soft and soft. “That’s the quiet before the storm.” Gadi’s company was stationed on the Lebanese border. On this line, long days and nights, fortified inside the Merkava 2 tank, were put on alert against possible Hizbullah activity, with a long and tense expectation that something would happen. The quiet on the part of HezbollahThe world was no more frightening, and Gadi repeated: “They are just waiting for the right moment and we are waiting for them.” Under his command, the tank crew fired at sixteen Hezbollah strongholds in a successful operation. They continued their missions and waited for the next event. Indeed, the storm was not long in coming. Two days before the incident, Gadi was transferred to the Nurit outpost, where he was supposed to replace Alex Kushnirski as team commander. That same week he finished reading Ron Leshem’s book “If There’s Heaven”. The day before the disaster, Gadi called his family and had a long conversation with his mother. He said he was tired of eating tuna cans. He described the long sleepless days, the high morale, the concern for the soldiers and above all the commitment to his job. “Do not worry about me, I love you, do not forget,” said Gadi, parting from his mother. On Wednesday morning, July 12, 2006, Hezbollah attacked northern Israel, ambushed an IDF force on the border fence, and kidnapped two reservists, leading to the Second Lebanon War. When the soldiers learned of the abduction, and as the closest force to the scene, the crew members were ordered to enter Lebanon and stop the terrorists’ escape vehicle, in order to thwart the abduction and return the captives. “Crossed the fence and entered the pursuit of Lebanese territory in an attempt to reach the outpost of the” flag dome ” It was enough to fire at the nearby Hezbollah post, which was the first to enter Lebanese territory after six years of relative calm, and the IDF managed to fire at several Hezbollah positions, but 300 meters from the border near Hezbollah’s “flagship” outpost , The tank was loaded with a large ground bomb, and the first tank was destroyed by the tank, with First Sergeant Alexei Kushnirski, First Sergeant Yaniv Bar-On and First Sergeant Shlomi Yirmiyahu, who fell in battle in southern Lebanon on the first day of the war. The second Lebanon, on the 12th of Tammuz 5766 (July 12, 2006). He was nineteen and a half when he fell. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Nahariya cemetery. Survived by his parents. After his death, Gadi was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant.
