sergeant shai bernshtein
Shai’s childhood friend said, “He was the most talented person I knew, the smartest.” Another recalled “We would study together and within minutes he had everything committed to memory.”
Just minutes before entering his tank, Shai called his mother's house in Be'ersheva. "Calm mom down, tell her I'm doing fine," he asked his brother, Guy. The next day, the family was informed of his death. Bernstein, who was born on the second day of the 1982 Lebanon War, was known to be devoted to his troops. He had recently told his girlfriend that he wanted to marry her. Shai was killed on August 12, 2006 in Wadi Saluki in one of the fiercest battles of the war. He was 24 years old.
Just minutes before entering his tank, Shai called his mother's house in Be'ersheva. "Calm mom down, tell her I'm doing fine," he asked his brother, Guy. The next day, the family was informed of his death. Bernstein, who was born on the second day of the 1982 Lebanon War, was known to be devoted to his troops. He had recently told his girlfriend that he wanted to marry her. Shai was killed on August 12, 2006 in Wadi Saluki in one of the fiercest battles of the war. He was 24 years old.