Menashe, Aharon

Born in 1946 in Iraq, Son of Tafcha and Yaakov, he immigrated to Israel with his family in 1951. Aharon studied at an elementary school in Rechovot and completed his studies as a mechanic in a vocational training school in Holon. He was drafted into the IDF in early February 1964. He trained as an armored vehicle mechanic and served in one of the corps workshops. When his time came to be released, his behavior was described in the release certificate as very good, and his commanders’ assessment was that he was “responsible and disciplined, and performed his duties to the satisfaction of the superiors.” In early 1966, Aharon was released from regular service. He married and began working as a car mechanic at Mekorot. As a reservist he was called to serve in the Six-Day War and during the Yom Kippur War and was given the signals of the campaign. Rankings Sergeant and First Sergeant received while serving in the reserves. When Operation Peace for the Galilee began, Aaron was called to active duty and joined his unit in Lebanon. On the 25th of Av 5742 (14.8.1982), First Sergeant Aharon fell in combat in Lebanon and was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Holon. He left a wife, two daughters and a son, a mother, a brother and four sisters. In a letter of condolence to the family, the defense minister wrote that Aharon “was a veteran soldier in the company, disciplined and pleasant, who performed his duty with dedication and responsibility, helped his comrades and was ready to carry out any mission he was assigned.”