Hagar, Menachem

Son of Aharon and Pnina. Born on March 31, 1955 in Tel Aviv, his life story is sad: At a young age he was orphaned by his mother, spent a certain period of time with his relatives, and later on in the kibbutz. The kibbutz that began to acclimatize to him and returned to his father’s home in Givatayim, but his father also passed away and loneliness burdened his sensitive soul. Gordon in Givatayim. He was a diligent student, and his interest encompassed many areas. A lot of reading, researching and demanding to get to the root of things. After graduating from elementary school, he enrolled at the ORT Technicom vocational school in Givatayim and chose to specialize in the electronics field. During his leisure time he would build various electronic devices. It was one of his few pleasures in his life, because by nature he was a closed and introverted fellow, not much to associate with friends and share his experiences and problems. Only trips in the immediate vicinity and in the distant surroundings took place with his classmates. When he arrived in August 1974, he was able to enlist in a technical corps and to use his skills and skills in the profession to promote his personal advancement, but he preferred to enlist in a combat unit and volunteered for Golani. Served with devotion and loyalty and rose to the rank of sergeant. He underwent a paramedics course and was employed as a combat medic. Because of an injury, his medical profile was removed and he was transferred to the Medical Corps. He was assigned as a medic in a parachute school. On the 17th of Tammuz 5737 (1.7.1977) Menachem fell during his service. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. He left behind a sister. His commander in the Israel Medical Corps wrote after his death: “Menachem, the late man, fulfilled his duties properly and with the recognition of the importance of carrying out the tasks entrusted to the IDF.”