Originally Posted by
yoni
The family members that are just a bit older than me had the wild rides. I don't remember what Jewish holiday it was but a bunch of us were sitting together in the sun on the porch.
Oldest brother in law was part of the putting down of Gaza in 1968, it was crazy. He also fought in 6 day war, Yom Kippur war, and first war in Lebanon.
Next oldest brother in law in Yom Kippur war was part of a recon unit that just disappeared for a while and about 3 weeks after the end of the war they walked back to Israeli lines.
Cousin took part in the big tank battles on Golan in 73, he had multiple tanks blown out from under him.
One more cousin was at Entebee and Sabena .
We all fight because we have no choice. Israel turned 73 this last week, we no longer face nation states around us that want to kill us all and rape the women. Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon will not go to war with Israel in the near future. But we still face a threat, today it is Iran and it's proxies.
The ride is worth, the price of a ticket.
I have had the honor to serve with some of the best people ever, to have mentors that would be like having Aaron Bank and Charlie Beckwith as mentors.
The people I have met from the USA units that we had contact with, are some of my best friends.