Monday, May 07, 2012

The Memoirs of a One-Armed Combat Soldier

Izzy Ezagui grew up in Miami, Florida. At the age of nineteen, after visiting Israel three times during his childhood and silently vowing that he would one day join Israel's military,he found myself training alongside Israeli soldiers.

In mid-December, 2008, after he had completed nine and a half months of intense training, a war known as Operation Cast Lead broke out on the border of Gaza. Three weeks into the battle, he was almost directly hit by a 120mm mortar shell, instantly losing his left and dominant arm from just above the elbow. He was conscious throughout the whole ordeal and still remember every moment clearly.

After a year of difficult rehabilitation, he once again volunteered for the Israeli army and had to prove himslef worthy of returning to combat. Following much hard work and bureaucracy, he was back on active duty with a rifle in his remaining hand. Click Here for Full Story. He is the first soldier in Israeli history to return to combat after an injury of this nature.

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