Posted on 08/16/2010 9:21:59 PM PDT by citizenredstater9271
About three months ago, Major-General Sami Turgeman, commander of the Israel Defense Forces' ground forces, delivered a motivational speech to cadets at the Bahad 1 officer's training base in southern Israel.
Turning to one of the cadets, Turgeman said, "Stand up, introduce yourself and tell us why you want to become an officer."
The cadet's story left the general flabbergasted. A month later, when the course ended, Turgeman even awarded him the battalion's medal of excellence.
Many details of Yosef's (not his real name) story remain confidential for security reasons and out of concern for his own personal safety. His family still lives in Iran, from which he immigrated to Israel to serve in the IDF.
A short time after arriving in Israel, Yosef was already fighting in Gaza as part of Operation Cast Lead.
Even as a child, Yosef felt out of place in Iran. "I was born to a religious Jewish family, and we lived in a Jewish community. You can live in Iran as a Jew, but not as a Zionist," he explains. "You have to be careful not to anger the extremists."
Yosef went to school with Muslim children. "Following the revolution of 1979, the Iranian authorities banned studies in the Jewish community's school. Everyone had to enroll in Muslim schools. On Friday, our only day off, we studied at the Jewish school."
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Thanks for posting. Good story.
What an awesome and inspirational story...
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(but listen to the mods)
Geez, admin, lighten up, I see really stupid stuff all the time in breaking but I’ve never seen such an uncool overreaction before.
“Knock it off - at your own peril” is certainly a mixed message. I read it as, “Well, it is not protocol and some might get huffy but your posts are powerful and fabulous and we will zot you if you stop.”
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Yes, I wondered about that as well....
Funny you should mention overreaction. Mind your own, dude.
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Knock it off - at your own peril
I smell the stench of anti-semitism in this reply.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
If your cookie breaks in half while dunking it in milk, it must be that the milk comes from an anti-semitic cow!
Have a pleasant journey on the wide road of life.shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiachI choose the narrow gate with the Roeh Israel.
Thought you might like.
Thanks for the ping!
“I smell the stench of anti-semitism in this reply.”
I don’t.
This is a cool story, but it’s not front page or whatever.
This is a cool story, but it’s not front page or whatever.
It all has to do one's worldview. You are right.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
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