Thanks for posting another fascinating piece of history I didn't know about. The story of the 1948 war is amazing - every major Arab state invaded and the Israelis stopped them all. Veterans of the WWII Jewish Brigade, a good story in itself, formed the core of the new IDF. In fact, Hagganah ordered several of its cadre to join the Brigade just for the purpose of gaining Western military experience.
Mostly sunny and 70 degrees in this foxhole. A perfect spring day.