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Shalashvili, Reuven

Shalashvili, Reuven


Was born in 1937 in the city of Szechhera, Georgia, where he studied in an elementary school in his city in 1972. In July 1973, Reuven enlisted in the IDF, And in the course of two months he underwent training as part of reserve duty, and in May 1983 he was called up for reserve duty in Lebanon, where he served as a machine gunner to accompany convoys, and on May 10, 1983, Reuven took a position in the half- And crashed into the half-track. In the accident, Reuven suffered serious wounds and was taken to the hospital. For eleven days he fought for his life, and died on his wounds from the wounds of his father, who was 46 years old at the military cemetery in Nazareth Illit, and Reuven left behind a wife and four daughters. His unit wrote to his family: “Reuven served as a soldier in the battalion and did his duty always willingly, in good and friendly spirit. He fell while carrying out routine security activities, an activity that allows the citizens of the Galilee a quiet life “

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