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Meisel, Doron

Meisel, Doron


Ben Rosie and Leo. He was born on February 12, 1945 in Haifa. He completed his elementary and high school studies at the Reali School in Haifa. Doron was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1963 and joined the Armored Corps, where he served as a combat soldier and a tank commander course, then served as a tank commander, tank sergeant in a combat company and a basic training instructor in tank training. L. went to Switzerland and began studying medicine at the University of Friborg. From there he was called to reserve duty in 1967 and took part in battles in the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War. When the war ended, he continued his pre-clinical studies in Switzerland and then returned to Israel and completed his medical studies at Tel Aviv University with honors. In October 1968, Dr. Doron Meisel volunteered for a career in the Medical Corps and continued his internship in general surgery at Tel Hashomer Hospital, where he received great respect from his patients and one of his letters of thanks. “We did not know how to thank you for your warmth and dedication. We have seen that you understand very well the child’s soul, and therefore we thought that you too are an adult who likes to read children’s books, such as those we have attached here. “Over the years, he served as a medical officer: He was the medical officer of the 14th Brigade during the Yom Kippur War, Command Medicine of the Southern Command. His last position was the commander of the IDF Military Medical School, and as a colonel, he took part in Operation Entebbe and was chosen to lecture on the operation in a lecture tour organized by the Bonds in the United States. To the victims of the great earthquake in Mexico City, and Doron was known as a dedicated person who has no limit to his duties and aspires to perfection in every field. Serious, imbued with a sense of mission and the importance of the job, “” very dependable and professional, promotes us And he volunteered for many missions. “In a farewell letter at the end of one of his duties, one of his commands wrote to him:” An admired, influential figure And charisma like yours, hard to find, and I won a great commander like you. In my work with you I felt satisfaction and challenge. Sermon, but also appreciated. I always think you’ll remain a valuable person. “Dr. Doron Meisel was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. For four years he fought the disease bravely and tried in every way to stop the spread of cancer, and on 21 November 1991 died of his illness. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. Survived by his mother, three daughters, a brother and a spouse. In a letter of condolences to the family, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Wiener wrote: “Despite his illness, Doron did not slow his pace and did not change his ways, but continued to function with the dedication and responsibility that characterizes his path.” After his death, My private Doron will not remain Commander, nor Doron the doctor. For me, you are a spring of optimism and love, the source of the strength to continue the path and hope. “A group of doctors from the United States who visited the IDF Medical School and was warmly accepted by Doron as the school commander recalled his memory in their annual booklet. “He was a doctor, an officer and a gentleman.”

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