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 First Sergeant Yared M. Ben-Caro is a combat soldier in the Israel Defense Force. Born in Los Angeles, he immigrated to Israel in September, 2006, at the age of 21 after studying English, Pharmaceuticals, and Financial Management. During the 2008-9 Gaza War, he served in Paratrooper Battalion 890 in the Heavy Weapons & Recon Company as Lead Sharpshooter and Missile Specialist.
Dispatches From a Soldier on the Front
IDF Paratrooper Yared Ben Caro is taking some time each day to text us updates from the field of operations.
Days 16 & 17: Jan. 18-19, 2009
I wish I could end the story there but unfortunately I cannot. Hamas has already violated the cease-fire many times...
Day 15: Jan. 17, 2009
I thought about all the people I had killed. I thought about all the people that had been trying to kill me. Had it all been for nothing? It felt like failure. It felt like betrayal.
Day 14: Jan. 16, 2009
"Axel! Axel!" My Canadian friend heard a voice hiss at him seemingly from nowhere. "Don't just stand there! Help me!"
Day 13: Jan. 15, 2009
About an hour later Comrade heard a scuffling just outside the front door of the house and saw a black figure dart past the window. He improved his position and called out to the figure...
Day 12: Jan. 14, 2009
They fired another one. This one came much closer to hitting their target. Fortunately they miscalculated the range, and the RPG dropped just short of the apartment building itself. It exploded mere meters away from the building, missing both me on the th...
Day 11: Jan. 13, 2009
I have been asked if I had experienced any miracles during the war. That was it. That was my miracle...
Day 10: Jan. 12, 2009
We received orders to recommence our mission and to leave the house. So we left. Once again, however, the mission was postponed. We advanced only slightly and moved into a beachside resort house. The house itself was beautiful but rather uncomfortable. It...
Day 9: Jan. 11, 2009
I am not sure who brought the curse of Spam upon the non-Jewish world. But someone apparently thought that the Jewish people, especially the Israelis, should not be exempt from this affliction...
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