Kochba, Ran-Yehoshua

Ran-Yehoshua, son of Atara and Jacob Kochba, was born on 22.3.1969 in Haifa. In the course of his years of service, Ran was involved in many operations, including Operation Accountability in 1993, Grapes of Wrath in 1996, Tide Which was launched in 2000, and many more activities and operations. Ran was killed in the Second Lebanon War on July 20, 2006, in a helicopter accident that occurred during operational activity on the Lebanese border. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul.