On Remembrance Day, everyone carries with them their own memories: the precious people who were and are not, the lives that were lost, the friends who left the world tragically. The one who told his story is Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Avi Even, who shared his memories of his good friend, the late Idan, who was killed in June 1996 in Lebanon.
“When recruits do not think about what would happen if,
When fighting do not think about what will happen if,
An era was like that.
When he finished the warrior training course, he was sent to the territories and refused to be in the most combative place.
When asked to serve in Lebanon at a penetrating outpost – he refused.
Only when placed in a pumpkin, the most penetrating and dangerous outpost, is it “relaxed.”
On June 10, 1996, Idan joined a night mission with four other Nahal fighters, where they encountered a Hezbollah ambush and never returned from it.
Idan was a special child, few people I have met since then to this day who had such a passion for life, joy of life and a special energy that was only for a few …
Humble, humble and one who is always on high alert to help anyone who just needs help wherever she is.
It has been 26 years since we served together, and the character of the young age accompanies me and everyone who knew him.
I’m sure he’s still smiling up there, with his special smile, and proud to see how something of him remains in each of us.
Of blessed memory”.