The real story behind Doron Almog
The real story behind Doron Almog
Israel 21C
Major General Doron Almog has taken part in some of Israel's most daring military operations: He was the first para-reconaissance commander to land on the runway at Entebbe, marking it for incoming Israeli airplanes, and leading the capture of the airfield's control tower in the stunning rescue operation of 1976.
He participated in the clandestine airlift of some 6,000 Jews from Ethiopia to Israel in the eighties.
And in his most recent post, as head of Southern Command from 2000-2003, he foiled every single attempt by terrorists from the Gaza Strip to infiltrate Israel.
But ask Almog, 53, about his toughest mission, and he'll tell you it's nothing he's ever done in the army.
"Taking care of my boy - that's the most immense challenge I've ever faced," says the trim general, sitting in his backyard, watching his son, Eran, frolic in a toddler's wading pool. Eran is 20. He wears a diaper, chews only baby food, and cannot speak. He is autistic and mentally retarded. (continue)
Posted by Ted Belman at September 16, 2005 06:33 PM
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The real story behind Doron Almog
Israel 21C
Major General Doron Almog has taken part in some of Israel's most daring military operations: He was the first para-reconaissance commander to land on the runway at Entebbe, marking it for incoming Israeli airplanes, and leading the capture of the airfield's control tower in the stunning rescue operation of 1976.
He participated in the clandestine airlift of some 6,000 Jews from Ethiopia to Israel in the eighties.
And in his most recent post, as head of Southern Command from 2000-2003, he foiled every single attempt by terrorists from the Gaza Strip to infiltrate Israel.
But ask Almog, 53, about his toughest mission, and he'll tell you it's nothing he's ever done in the army.
"Taking care of my boy - that's the most immense challenge I've ever faced," says the trim general, sitting in his backyard, watching his son, Eran, frolic in a toddler's wading pool. Eran is 20. He wears a diaper, chews only baby food, and cannot speak. He is autistic and mentally retarded. (continue)
Posted by Ted Belman at September 16, 2005 06:33 PM