Shatner, Chen-Tzvi (Hani)

Son of Miriam and Shimon, was born on June 20, 1962 in Tel Aviv. He studied elementary school “Arazim” and the “Alliance” high school in Ramat Aviv, and was very gentle, quiet, stubborn and adhering to his goals. He was a member of the “Scouts” movement in the “Aviv” tribe in Ramat Aviv, and over time he advanced to the position of battalion commander, and when he was 16 years old, he fulfilled one of his childhood aspirations – a diving course. He enjoyed swimming in the depths of the sea, enjoying the tranquility and the fish movement around him, and he was a good swimmer, and in his last years Chen practiced watercolor at Tel Aviv University. He liked the music, listened to the songs of the country and drifted away with his singing, and when he was at home, the music filled the house, and he collected stamps. Coins, clocks, he liked animals, he rode horses, and he nurtured an aquarium with fish, he was a good photographer, and even when he went into battle the camera hung around his neck. Very little. The peace of mind accompanied him even when he had to deal with tension and danger. In his last years, he was driven by an unconscious feeling of rushing through his life. He asked to experience a lot and enjoy. When asked about the reasons for this impulse, he replied: “Maybe that’s the only chance!” In February 1981, he enlisted and volunteered for the paratroopers. After his fall, his friends told him about the exhausting training they had undergone, and how he had liked them, courageously and stubbornly. In addition to all the difficulties, he also carried the heavy transmitter on his back. There were books in his backpack that always accompanied him, and of course his camera. When the Peace for Galilee War broke out, he was decorated with a squadron commander, and he went with his unit to Lebanon, and on the fourth day of the war, on June 9, 1982, he fell in the outskirts of Beirut with the shell of the enemy that hit his head. After he was killed, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant, who was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul in Tel Aviv, and left behind his parents and sister: “Chen-Zvi was a good soldier with high military discipline, Command staff. “In his memory, the family published a booklet in which his friends told of his life and his fall.