I couldn’t help but laugh while reading Shmuel’s near splattering of a wild boar on the Golan Heights while driving home from work. It reminded me of one of the funniest experiences of my army service. We were somewhere in the middle of a military zone on the Golan Heights. Even though our base was [...]
Last year, on this day, I shared this story with you. Just wanted to let you know that the marriage didn’t last. Perhaps it has something to do with them celebrating the engagement on Memorial Day. In any case, I didn’t feel very connected to the holiday this year. Not really sure why. I didn’t [...]
Yet another chapter of the Harry’s army chronicles… 1998. My advanced tank training was held on the southern Golan Heights. We spent about 90 percent of our time out in the shetach (field). Upon returning to the base on Sunday we would drive our tanks through military only areas of the Golan, passing decimated and [...]
When I made aliyah I was in a rush to join the army. As a young idealist, I thought it was the most important step in my absorption into Israeli society. My Ulpan (intensive Hebrew course) was ending in December and since I was seriously short of money, I wanted to get into the army [...]
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