Stories I don’t know have come to an end prematurely, while mine continues.
“After hours upon hours of discussions and decision-making, it was decided that our unit will be going deeper into Gaza.”
“Last night, I played the tiniest of roles in one of the most momentous events of my life...”
“I am my own contradiction: a clean white button-down shirt and an M16 across my back. The clothes feel stranger than the rifle.”
“Yesterday, the nation mourned while I slept. Last night, they slept. I did not.”
“When our sovereignty was restored after two millennia, we had a moral and ethical foundation upon which to build.”
In the first installment of a new series, an IDF reservist shares a near-daily account of his experiences at the front.