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I reeled off the names of friends who had died. In

and that I couldn’t wait to see her and our little girl. Then

and little Michal. I felt the need to hear their voices. I

he kept assuring them that he had checked with my

who was working in intelligence in the kirya. Though he had no way of

and my parents on the kibbutz could still not be sure I had escaped the fate

I had time to give full rein to my thoughts.

with Sadat now pressing the Americans for a cease-fire and

my battalion joined them. There was still fighting

the first of Arik’s men had crossed the canal. By the

artillery. I felt I knew at least part of the answer from the two nights I had

and angry. Israel’s tactics in the battle for the Chinese Farm had

Israeli forces finally drove most of the Egyptians out. What

in a co-ordinated push by a strengthened armor and

we were ordered to rejoin Bren’s division to be ready for

not only is your life at stake. Theirs are too.

and we withdrew behind the irrigation ditch.

all the surviving paratroopers had been brought out or had

its commander severely wounded. I knew that if we stayed much

I ordered the driver to back up. We drove a few dozen feet