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Samucha, Alon

Samucha, Alon


Ben Shoshana and Shimon. He was born on the 13th of Cheshvan 5732 (13.11.1971) In the beginning of July 1989, Alon joined the IDF and was stationed in the Armored Corps, in the 188th Brigade of the “Barak” complex. In the course of his military service he was trained as an armored corps fighter and a Merkava tank driver. 3. Towards the end of his military service, he was awarded the Wingate Institute and was certified as a Krav Maga instructor. On August 4, 2006, Alon was killed in a battle in the Second Lebanon War, during fierce battles in the Armored Corps in the Al-Khiam-Marjayoun area. Anti-tank missile Hezbollah fired directly at the tank he was driving, killing Alon and injuring his friends. Alon was laid to rest in the military section of the Neveh Hadar cemetery in Hod Hasharon. He was thirty-five years old when he fell. Survived by parents and three brothers. After his fall he was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant.

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