Oded, son of Deborah and Yitzhak, was born on August 4, 1954. He studied at the Beit Yehezkel Elementary School in Ashkelon and later completed his studies at the Hagar High School In Ashkelon, he was a self-disciplined person, and he was already very strong in his elementary school, with a passion for goals he set for himself. , And in original thought and never liked to follow the line, by nature he was diligent and punctual, and he always wanted to know and understand things in real terms, and he would often look and ask questions about the whole world. The elementary school said that he would run after her and continue to ask questions during the break, after the class had ended, if her answer to the class had not satisfied him, and he would have been in high school, and he was very fond of literature and history. At the age of three, his family moved from the kibbutz to Ashkelon, and when he was six, he traveled with his family to Burma for a year, and the new and magical world he found there impressed and excited him years later. As a child, Oded was a member of the Scouts movement. When he was in high school, he went to the Commanders’ Brigade and afterward served as a commander in the Gadna Brigade, where he worked in Judo and achieved good achievements. He was an individualist in nature and always acted according to the principles he set for himself, and he excelled in a sense of justice, uncompromising and impartial, and did not ignore the injustice done to someone, If he came to struggle for it, he hated pretense, he always said what he had in his Lev and did things openly and directly, he was silent and withdrawn, but he had a sharp and profound vision. He had a great deal of physical strength and was able to overcome the pain, and Oded was always willing to help and volunteer for tasks that were not easy and unpleasant, he had a deep connection to the people in Israel and a connection He worked in excavations at the Western Wall as part of the National Service and received a certificate of appreciation from Prof. Mazar for his devoted work. During the summer vacation at the end of seventh grade, he went on a trip to Europe, as part of a youth delegation, and returned full of impressions and experiences. Oded was drafted into the IDF at the end of October 1972 and volunteered for the Navy, after completing basic training and completing his training course for divers. However, due to a health defect, he was transferred to the infantry brigade of the Golani Brigade. This defect made it very difficult for him to walk long distances, and it was necessary to undergo surgery that involves lowering the medical profile and disqualifying him from combat service. Oded wanted to avoid the results of the operation and asked to move to another unit in the navy, where the service does not involve a great effort to walk. To his dismay, and despite his repeated requests, he was transferred to the infantry. He was sent to operational employment in Gaza, and from there he was sent to a course for explosive devices. According to his friend in the army, he would do everything exactly required, according to the instructions, and would volunteer for any hard action. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Oded did a course on explosive charges. Indeed, with great effort, he managed to reach his battalion (“the First Bounty Regiment”) in the Golan Heights. On the 22nd of Tishrei 5740 (22.10.1973), in the battle to conquer the Hermon, Oded fought with courage and sacrifice, and was accurate in sniping with the maximum savings of ammunition. One comrade was hit and lay on the ridge – an excellent target for the Syrians. There was no way to reach him without getting hurt and the medic said he could not be saved. Nevertheless, Oded decided to leave and drag the wounded man back. He crawled and approached the wounded man and when he tried to rescue him, he was hit by a sniper bullet in the head and killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the Ashkelon cemetery. Survived by his parents, brother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. The booklet “Not the Words Speak of Death,” which was published by the “First Bounty Regiment” in the Golani Brigade, published lists about his character from a panel discussion held in his memory.
