Shochat (Shechtman), Ran
Ran, son of Simcha and Zvi, was born in Petah Tikva on July 11, 1943. He studied at the PIKA school in Tel Aviv and later studied at the ORT vocational high school in Tel Aviv, specializing in electronics, at home he was educated and respected by his friends – Adam was a man with many friends and friends who had deep ties with him and was not satisfied with a superficial acquaintance, he was well-informed and intelligent, he had a sensitive soul and an aesthetic sense, he loved to look at landscapes and enjoy the sight of his eyes, and even to visit art exhibitions and to listen to classical music. Ran was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early May 1961. After completing his basic training, he was trained in a communications equipment technician’s course, and he was considered a disciplined soldier, a good technician and a dedicated worker for his job. In his discharge certificate from regular military service, his commander wrote: He is pleasant to his friends, quiet and polite. He quickly learned the practical part of the profession, was efficient in his work and guarded the army’s property. “On his discharge certificate from the regular army service, He took an Armored Corps course and was an outstanding student. He was a good son to his parents, a dedicated and loyal husband to his wife Meira and a father who loved his little son Roi, which he devoted much of his time to playing with him and reading stories to him before he went to sleep. After the liberation, he opened a store for electrical appliances and television in Petah Tikva. After a few years he moved with his family to Arad and managed with his father the Nof Arad Hotel. He excelled in his actions and received great praise for his diligence and understanding. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, he was drafted and sent with his unit to the front in Sinai, where he participated in the battles on the northern axis, as a communications technician in the battalion’s command and control unit. That a supply truck had entered an ambush by Egyptian commandos and that they were preparing to attack the battalion as well. In the early morning of the 11th of Tishrei 5734 (October 11, 1973) at the Kantara-Beluzah junction, a shell hit his half-track, and Ran was killed on the spot, and he was brought to eternal rest in the Arad cemetery. Ran left behind a wife, a son, parents a brother and a sister, was promoted to the rank of sergeant, In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Ran z” l rushed in the half-track, together with the deputy battalion commander and the company with whom they killed 53 Egyptian commando soldiers out of the 60 who were there, which directly led to the reduction of Egyptian commando activity afterwards. I have no words to describe Ran, his qualities, and his actions. The story is short, but will be told and discussed in the acts of Ran and his friends in the same battle. The memory of the precious Ran will always be engraved with us. “Egged published a pamphlet in memory of the members of the families of the comrades who fell in the war, and Ran was included
