Pinto, Meir

Meir, son of Aviva and Yitzchak z “l, was born on July 14, 1951 in Bat Yam. Meir was drafted into the IDF in mid-October 1969 and assigned to the Armored Corps. “Meir’s sense of humor saved him during basic training and afterward,” his friends said, noting that he never complained about the conditions Meir completed his tank training course and served as a tank commander in the armored corps unit, and he faithfully fulfilled the instructions of his commanders, and they knew that they could count on him.In the summer of 1972, when Meir was discharged from the army, he studied for one year In the preparatory program at Tel Aviv University, where he wanted to teach mechanical engineering, and was supposed to start without Vadim regular school year Tsl”d. The Yom Kippur War put an end to all dreams. The war broke out, and for every day the fast did not calm down and did not rest. “They forgot me,” he complained to his mother, repeatedly trying to communicate with his friends in the unit, and refused to listen to Mother’s pleas. He said categorically: “This is war, I must go!” At six in the evening he was summoned to report to his unit, and the following day he was sent to the southern front. Meir fought as a tank commander in Sinai and took part in the braking battles. On October 14, 1973, he was killed during a bloody battle south of the Sentiment in Sinai. His mother said: “He sent us letters and drew strange paintings. How many times did he paint himself and he is wounded. It frightened me, but he laughed and mocked me. “Meir was brought to eternal rest in the military section of the cemetery in Holon, leaving behind his parents and sister, and after his fall, he was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant,