Vidal, Aaron-Henry

Aharon-Henry, son of Adela and Abraham, was born on the 8th of Adar 5753 (March 8, 1953) in Kfar Saba. He studied at the Weizman Elementary School in Jaffa, and then continued his studies at the Zion High School in Jaffa. He graduated from the Mishlev School in Tel Aviv. Aharon-Henry was a good and diligent student and excelled in mathematics, literature, and the Bible, loved his teachers and accepted his friends, and served as chairman of the students’ committee in his class. Acting and school plays were always assigned to the main roles, and his teacher attests to him, who “had a strong personality and leadership ability. He had an intellectual talent and was honest, uncompromising, responsible and serious. “He was a member of the Scouts movement and was a member of the” Scouts of the Sea “in Jaffa, loved to travel and devoted his free time to reading and studying books in various fields. He was humble and easy to make friends, and many friends frequented his home, and he was loyal to his friends and willing to help them with advice and action, keeping secret and hating gossip and trivialities. Aharon-Henry was drafted into the IDF in early August 1971. In the first place he wanted to serve in the army But was rejected because it was full of the quota, and therefore was assigned to the Armored Corps. After completing his basic training, he completed a course in the “Centurion” tank course and a course for tank commanders in “Centurion”, where he was an outstanding trainee. He was a regimental sergeant, responsible and devoted to his job, loved by his subordinates and commanders, and was an example of his friends in his good temper and in his tolerance. He frequently participated in operational activities, including incursions into Lebanese territory. Throughout his army service he tried not to worry his parents, and made sure to write letters home. When the Yom Kippur War broke out he was sent with his unit to the front in the Golan Heights and participated in the battles of containment and infiltration against the Syrians. On the 12th of Tishrei 5740 (October 12, 1973), Aaron-Henry fell in battle in the Tel Shams area. At first he was considered a missing person, then a space was declared where his burial place was unknown. His body was later identified and he was brought to eternal rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. He was survived by a father, mother and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Aharon-Henri was a brave armor man, a fearless crewman. He was a dedicated commander and an excellent gunner. “The family received flowers from the places where they fought, and a memorial candle from the battalion headquarters.