Posted on January 9, 2008 by balev
Moshe Levy (L), as IDF Chief of Staff, 1980s, with Shimon Peres
General Moshe Levy, 72, the 12th Israeli Army Chief of Staff, died Jan. 9, 2008, after a brain aneurysm.
Levy had his first stroke a few years ago. Afterward, he had to use a wheelchair. He dropped many of his public activities, but continued in [...]
Filed under: Israelis, Veterans | Tagged: soldier, idf, army, sinai, general, attrition 1970, aneurysm, brain, ramat"kal, chief-of-staff | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 2, 2007 by balev
Maayan Rotenberg, 18, an Israeli soldier wounded last week in a training accident, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, but he will continue to help people in death, as he did in life, as an organ donor.
With his and his family’s consent, his liver, heart, and lungs were immediately donated to ailing people in Israel. His [...]
Filed under: Israelis, Veterans, Young | Tagged: army, idf, israel, obituary, soldier, tank, zahal | No Comments »
Posted on November 15, 2007 by balev
More than 200 deceased Jewish U.S. World War II veterans were honored on Veterans Day on plaques dedicated at the Gutterman-Musicant Funeral Home in Hackensack, N.J., with 80 family members and friends in attendance.
According to a report, many were World War II veterans who were fortunate enough to survive combat, return home and lead productive [...]
Filed under: Americans, Veterans | Tagged: okinawa, pearl harbor, sailor, soldier, veteran, Veterans, world war two | 3 Comments »
