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Tamir, Ben-Ami

Tamir, Ben-Ami


Son of-Ami, son of Esther and Moshe, was born on 26.4.1952 in Kibbutz Mizra and completed his elementary and high school studies in his kibbutz, and as he was fondly called his family and friends, he was the eldest son of his parents, He had a great deal of attention and much love from his parents, and as a child, he was thinking about his actions and managing them wisely, and he was imbued with values ​​of love of the land and faith in the righteousness of the supreme purpose of being here. Of flowers, of trees and of wild animals, and in the first grade he began to read everything he could find, especially the encyclopedia books, and he used to lie down The vast knowledge he acquired in various fields often surprised his educators and the children in his group, who did not always know how to react during an argument about his logical reasons, the accomplices He often found himself literally bored with school classes because “he had read about it a long time ago.” In high school, he was a tall, clear-cut, world-view scholar. He set himself a way to distinguish between good and evil, and formulated a set of reasoned and positive ideals. Because of his seriousness, his face was sealed with the daughter of maturity, and those who did not know him well saw him as an older man than his real age. Benik was involved and active in the social life of his group. He participated in their conversations, organized trips, and helped organize parties. From his youth he joined the Hashomer Hatzair movement and loved the various activities in its framework. For two years, at the age of 16 and 17, he served as a movement counselor for the younger group of him for only two years. He led them on trips, taught them morals and social relations, told them different numbers, and they loved him and saw him as an admirer. Their teachers would also ask him for advice about one or the other, because he, as a guide, could talk to his students about any problem more freely and intimately. Nick dreamed of serving in a combat force. In one of the company’s conversations during the last academic year, he said that he dreams of it because he was educated on the kibbutz tradition, which teaches him to look for a combat role in the army and not to catch a job easily. At the same time he noted that he would never become a blind, unscrupulous marionette warrior. He will strive to be always guided by his decisions and actions, by his sense of justice. More than once he also reflected on the negative aspects of his military service and said that the service is not the same as it used to be: “a” two-year “sports experience, and now it’s been three years, and who knows how much more, and he feels suffocated by seeing the names of friends and acquaintances in black frames in the newspapers. Ami was drafted into the IDF in early November 1970. He was not extreme in his desire to join a fighting field unit, since he saw both sides of the coin and chose, as usual, what seemed to him more important and vital. How disappointed he was when he found out that he had been given a profile too low to join his chosen unit. He sent a letter to the military authorities, appealed and finally won and was assigned to the Armored Corps. After basic training and after completing an officers’ course and a course for armored corps officers, he was posted as commander of a tank division in an armored corps unit. In his unit he did his duty with dedication and efficiency, and his commanders assessed him as an officer with professional knowledge and an efficient, talented, and capable training. He knew how to respect others, and was always an example of his subordinates, and acquired many friends, among his companions who served with him. With most of them he found a common language and they admired him for being at peace with himself in his role and carrying out the tasks assigned to him. Benyek participated in the Yom Kippur WarIn the battles to contain and break up against the Egyptians in the Sinai. On the night between the 6th and 7th of October, his platoon fought in the area of ​​the Ismailia junction when he learned that the tanks of the company commander and the second platoon commander had been hit by the heavy fire of the Egyptians. Without hesitation, son of-Ami felt his crew rescue them and was injured during the rescue operation. He fell on the 7th of Tishrei 5740 (7.10.1973) and was brought to rest in the cemetery in his kibbutz, Mizra. Survived by his parents and two brothers. After his fall, he was awarded a commendation for his courageous fighting, and for the brotherhood of the soldiers he discovered, and the certificate of commendation was given to his family.

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