Yaron Amitai was the oldest soldier killed in the Second Lebanon War. At 45, he was past the required age for army reserve duty. Amitai nevertheless volunteered to serve as a combat medic in the Paratroopers Brigade scheduled to go into Lebanon. He was killed by friendly fire on August 13, 2006, two hours before the cease-fire was announced.
The following is an excerpt from “A Twenty Year Love Story,” a narrative written by Amitai’s widow, Meirav, and published in an Israeli army journal in September 2007, a year after Amitai was killed.
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