Helman, Gadi

Son of Berna and Ilana. He was born on December 16, 1956, in Hadera. He studied at the elementary school on Kibbutz Metzer. Afterward he completed his studies at the Mevo’ot Iron High School in Kibbutz Ein Shemer. Gadi was a good and serious student in his studies, and achieved good grades in all subjects. When he was in 10th grade, Gadi joined the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement as a guide and went out with the campers to many trips and camps. When he completed his studies, he left for a year of service in Hashomer Hatzair in Kiryat Shmona. He operated the local nest and worked to guide the apprentices. This was how he met Second Israel and delved into the difficult social problems that arose and asked for ways to solve them. At school, Gadi was active in the company and took part in organizing events and parties. He was a sports fan and interested in karate and volleyball. In the farm he worked first in the poultry farm and later in the cowshed. From childhood he was interested in science and read many books on aviation. As a child, he built a balloon and a small missile from a gas tank, and when he grew up he worked in airplanes. Gadi was raised on the knee of patriotism, and his father, who was an aliyah activist on behalf of the kibbutz movement in Argentina, instilled in him the recognition of the importance of the ingathering of the exiles. The relations between him and his parents were excellent, and the atmosphere was warm and pleasant. Gadi was drafted into the IDF in October 1976 and volunteered for the Israel Air Force after completing basic training and was successfully promoted to the course of the course, and he saw the pilots’ course as a great challenge and invested all efforts to complete it successfully. 1977.) Gadi fell during his service, was brought to the eternal rest of the cemetery at Kibbutz Metzer, and left behind his parents, brother and sister in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family: “Corporal Gadi served in our unit for about a year. And the future of a talented pilot and an excellent officer, the commander of the squadron and the instructors admired him very much, not as a pilot for the future, but also as a human being. And the course saw him as one of their best friends. “