Hackman, Uri

Uri, son of Tzila and Yitzhak, was born on October 23, 1950 in Jerusalem and attended the Nitzanim Elementary School in Ramat Gan and the Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan. At school Uri was diligent and diligent, but he also found time for activity in various sports and public affairs. He was a member of the Ramat Gan Scouts movement and for a certain period was the president of “Young Rotary”. Uri was a good friend and very much loved by his friends and teachers. One of his teachers wrote that Uri the boy behaved in his studies and worked as an adult in every respect. He liked everything and stood out above the other students in the class. He had a sensitive soul and loved literature and art in general. Uri was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early February 1969 and served in the Armored Corps, completing a tank commander’s course and an officers’ course, where he served as a soldier and as a superior and responsible commander and attained the rank of lieutenant.In the Yom Kippur War Uri was commander of a tank company, Of the Suez Canal, during which Uri’s company went up on an Egyptian ambush north of Qantara, near the “Hatznit” stronghold, and Uri’s tank was hit and two of his crew were killed, while Uri abandoned the tank. The machine gun and thus cover up his wounded soldiers, who tried to reach the scene S. This action, on the tenth of Tishrei Tsl”d (10/06/1973), hit Uri and killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his parents and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and he received a commendation from the division commander for his courage and dedication; “The Yom Kippur War served as a tank commander for the late Captain Uri Hackman. On October 6, 1973, he moved in his tank in an area north of Kantara to rescue a force that had been hit. On his way he tried to break through an enemy ambush. The tank was hit and wounded, but despite his injury he activated the tank machine gun until he was hit and fell. In his actions, Captain Uri Haeckman discovered courage and devotion to the mission. ” In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote that Uri had been riddled with a riddle and admired his commanders and soldiers. He fulfilled his duties with honors, and from a quiet and responsible leadership. Despite his youth, his adult attitude was evident in all his actions.