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“We, leaders of the IDF and its soldiers, stand today and salute our comrades, our commanders and our subordinates who fell while completing their missions. The fallen are among the best of the country’s sons and daughters.”

“We, who are left missing [them], carry their memory and feel the pain of the emptiness they left behind. The memorial monuments across the country are a silent testament to the battles and challenges Israel has known, a testament to the stories of heroism and victory and our promise to remember the fallen. It is our duty to commemorate their life stories and the good examples of their deeds.” (An order published by IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot ahead of Israeli Remembrance Day, 21/04/2015)