Thousands gather in the military cemetery in Meitar for the funeral of Capt. Liad Lavi, 22, of Sde Nitzan, Ynet reports.
“In our last conversations, you said you didn’t want to stay in the army, because the higher you’re promoted, the more the connection with soldiers lessens, and this you didn’t want,” his mother, Drora, says in the eulogy.
“I have so much to tell the world about you, and to you personally. All of your actions were done modestly. You took on responsibility beyond what is required, but you didn’t forget that you must take care of your mother, and you were willing to fight the world for me.”
Liad Lavi (Courtesy family)
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