Glickman, Meir-Yoel

Meir, son of Ziona, and David was born on March 9, 1952, in Tel Aviv and attended the Dubnov Elementary School and the Tel Aviv Municipal High School. He was an excellent student and graduated with honors from high school. From an early age, he was very attached to his family, He used to help his father in his work at his trade house. Meir was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of November 1970. He was a tank crew member, a tank commander, and an armored officer course, and he was promoted to lieutenant, and he loved the army and the armored corps. He was a soldier and a devoted and loyal officer, took care of his subordinates and was of great help to his commanders, who knew that he could be trusted with everything. The second day of the war the commander was wounded and Meir took command of the company and led it He fought in battles until the day he fell, and on the 10th of Tishrei 5734 (10.10.1973) he fought against the Syrian forces, who crossed the Green Line and stormed the Golan Heights, and he and his comrades fought hard, stubborn and bloody battles. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul and was followed by his parents and brother After he fell, he was promoted to the rank of Captain In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan wrote that Meir He is considered a responsible, dedicated, efficient and popular officer.