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Shilo, Doron

Shilo, Doron


Son of Hanoch and Chana. He was born on March 11, 1951 in Tel Aviv, where he studied at the Kiryat Amal elementary school in Kiryat Tivon, and later in the elementary school. Weizman in Herzliya. Doron completed his high school studies at the regional vocational school in Tel Yosef, and during his military service he studied for one year at the Aeronautics Department of the Technion in Haifa. At an early age he moved with his family to Merhavia, where he grew up and was educated on the love of agriculture and nature. The family then moved to Herzliya. But Doron, who fell in love with the work of the land, managed, at the age of 14, to be accepted as a child outside Kibbutz Ein Harod. He was well integrated into the new company and was quickly absorbed. His new friends loved and respected him. And he was not Simcha with him. Doron loved music and a guitar detail, for his enjoyment and enjoyment of his friends at various parties and social events. He was an excellent athlete and excelled in long runs. During his stay in the kibbutz and in competitions held in his unit during his military service. After a while, Doron began drawing and sketching the figures gently and in detail: this was his way of unloading Eve in the Yom Kippur War. Doron also worked on writing songs whose subjects were usually his most personal experiences. Doron was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in August 1969. He successfully passed air force tests and completed a pilot training course, and was sent to a Phantoms squadron during the Yom Kippur War and was captured by the Egyptians. He spent five weeks in the Egyptian prison and was returned to Israel as part of the prisoner exchange between Israel and Egypt. After the war Doron was ordained as a flight instructor at the IDF’s aviation school, and during his service as a pilot he was saved by the experience he found when a plane crashed with one of the apprentices, and Doron decided to leave for a while in the Israel Air Force. Doron returned to the squadron and tried to diversify his role as much as possible and asked to be transferred to the Kfir squadron, and the performance of the Kfir aircraft impressed Doron and he was satisfied with his new position in the IDF. After he fell, his family learned of two citations from the commander that Doron received: On the 17th of Av 5737 (7.8.1977) Doron fell in the line of duty and was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, Keren, parents, brother and two sisters After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of Major, and as a token of appreciation and appreciation, Doron’s family set up scholarships for excellence in aviation, aeronautics and art – subjects that were inherent in his soul.

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