Kaftori, Amir

Amir, son of Pnina and Shimon, was born in Kiryat Haim on October 26, 1952. He studied at the Gordon Elementary School in Kiryat Haim and continued his studies at the ORT vocational high school in Kiryat Bialik Amir was a very alert, diligent, diligent and devoted man to his family, and he was always punctual and meticulous, and every act in every area he was interested in did his best. , Listening and recording music, traveling in Israel and fishing Amir was drafted into the IDF in early February 1971 and assigned to the Armored Corps. After completing basic training he was sent to the course and was certified as a tank driver. He spent all his time in Sinai. After he contracted jaundice, he was sent to serve in a command post company, was sent to a quartermaster course and graduated there with a high grade. In his unit Amir acquired status and was loved by his commanders and friends. On the day of his twenty-first birthday, Amir was wounded in a stomach in Rafidim and transferred to the Assaf Harofeh Hospital, where he fought for seven weeks. On the 27th day of Hanukkah, Amir died of his wounds, a month before he was supposed to be released from the IDF