Ben and Moshe. He was born on the 12th of Tevet 5737 (12.1.1977) in Tel Aviv. A brother to Shai, Einat and Hadas. Gilad studied at the Etzion Elementary School in Tel Aviv and at the Alliance High School in Ramat Aviv, where he graduated with honors. As a child, Gilad stood out, thanks to his sharpness and high IQ. A shy, shy boy who was always happy to help and advise, to give good advice and to follow. While he was still in high school, Gilad was interested in sailing and sailing, and therefore joined the Hapoel Tel Aviv sailing team and soon became an excellent sailor, who also characterized his activities in the Gadna air force. Medals and trophies, and was a loyal member of “Sea Scouts.” At the end of August 1995, Gilad enlisted in the IDF, as an elite unit in the Nahal Brigade. On the evening of the 28th of Shvat 577 (February 4, 1997), the helicopter disaster occurred when two Yasur helicopters collided over Moshav Shear Yashuv, and the seventy-three fighters, who made their way to operational activity Were killed, among them Gilad, who was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery in Tel Aviv and was promoted to the rank of sergeant after his death. He was twenty years old when he fell. Survived by his parents, brother and two sisters. Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote in a letter of condolence to the family: “Gilad served as a combat soldier in the Nahal Brigade’s Nahal Orev Company, and was described by his commanders as a soldier and a soldier of the highest rank who stood out in his devotion and dedication. . ” In another letter of consolation, the unit’s commander, Captain Yehuda Fuchs, wrote about him: “Gilad was an outstanding fighter in all his limbs. His stubbornness, striving for excellence and tremendous investment, were and will be our symbol in the unit. As a sniper, all the commanders wanted him on every mission. Despite severe pain in his knees, Gilad did not break, bit his lip and continued. Gilad gave us a lesson in ‘sticking to the mission.’ Gilad will be missing us as a man and as a fighter. We will remember Gilad at all times, when we raise a new generation. “One year after his death, Gilad’s educator from the Alliance High School wrote:” I was privileged to be Gilad’s educator, and I envy everyone who has known you for many years. Your death brought me together with your warm, united and wonderful family, from which I learn a great deal about strength, warmth and love. This familiarity made it clear to me where the seeds that sprouted such a beautiful flower sprouted. “Gilad’s mother, Shani, mentioned in a letter to her son, six months after the disaster, his eagerness and determination to join a combat unit and the various hooligans he had undergone:” I will not forget that you broke your name. Your hand in a car accident, how worried you were not to lose your profile, fighting and pleading with the orthopedic doctor not to mention the fracture in your hand. You continued to visit the clinic in order to be cured, and did not give up even one physical therapy to restore the condition of the hand. You asked me, ‘Mom, are you sure it will be all right? Mom, how long will it take? Mom, can you talk to the doctor? ‘ And so, slowly, slowly, your hand returned to normal, and your happiness was full. There was no crystallization that did not pass, and in every form of crystallization my soul would flourish until the Sabbath. Always covered with signs, pains and pains, but you suffered in silence and you did not even show me. Just by chance, when you changed a shirt, my eyes were on those signs and I was horrified, but you immediately ran to me and with a big smile you said, ‘Mom, really, it’s just a summer camp.’ You never made a complaint or a complaint. You passed it all with joy and heroism, I’ve never seen a bit of fatigue in your face, only a”The name of Gilad was commemorated, at the family’s request, by a Torah library at the” Shabbath Achim “synagogue in Tel Aviv, and his parents organize a national sailing tournament every year in his memory and pass on the trophy to him Embedded in his name.
