Speaker A
I heard the platoon commander go on the radio, calling for evac and saying there's one wounded, two legs amputated.
A wounded Israeli soldier shares his traumatic combat experience and the healing support from the FIDF retreat program.
Key Takeaways
- Combat injuries have profound physical and psychological impacts requiring comprehensive support.
- Peer support and specialized retreats are vital for wounded soldiers’ recovery.
- Family and community support play a crucial role in healing from trauma.
- PTSD is a significant but often invisible consequence of war.
- Supporting organizations like FIDF is essential for sustaining Israel’s defense and the wellbeing of its soldiers.
What the video covers
- The soldier recounts a harrowing combat incident involving RPG attacks on his tank, resulting in severe injuries and loss of his gunner.
- He describes the trauma and challenges of leading his unit under fire and the physical and emotional aftermath.
- He stepped on a hand grenade left on the battlefield, causing a severe explosion and further injuries.
- Despite his injuries, he expresses determination to survive for his family and mission.
- The video highlights the FIDF wounded soldiers retreat in Tel Aviv, providing a supportive environment for recovery.
- The retreat offers injured soldiers time away from daily struggles to find peace and connect with others who understand their experiences.
- The soldier emphasizes the importance of his wife’s support during his recovery.
- PTSD is discussed as an invisible injury that requires ongoing emotional and community support.
- The video stresses the critical role of the IDF in Israel’s security and the global Jewish community.
- It calls for continued support of FIDF programs to help wounded soldiers and strengthen Israel.
Chapters
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Speaker A
That's when I realized what happened. [music] Beautiful morning. Weather was perfect. Nothing was preparing us for what's coming.
Speaker A
They didn't call me on October 7th. [music] I enlisted myself. I served in Lebanon, and after that went down south to Gaza.
Speaker A
[music] My tank [music] got an RPG from the back that got inside and blew the tank off. I managed to get out from the top part of the tank. I tried to rescue [music] my gunner. The second RPG hit the tank and
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blew me off [music] and threw me from the tank to the street. He fell into the burning tank and [music] he was killed.
Speaker A
The unit that was under my command got hit by an RPG and was trying to think all the time what's the best response, what's the [music] next action that I have to do. And that's the difficult thing for me. In the end, they were
Speaker A
rescued. They were injured, [music] but it still left me with the trauma.
Speaker A
[music] [music] [music] Apparently, I stepped on a hand grenade that was lying there for around eight months [music] and I heard, and then a big explosion that threw me up in the air. I landed on my stomach and I tried to realize what happened.
Speaker A
And I knew [music] there's no way I'm not surviving this. I have family to come back to and students that are waiting for. I have a mission in this planet. I'm not going anywhere.
Speaker A
[music] [music] I'm here at the FIDF retreat on the beach in Tel Aviv with the wounded [music] soldiers program that the FIDF sponsors. I was very happy that they could get some time out from their everyday life and get two, three days of
Speaker A
peace and hopefully return [music] to life quicker with this program of the FIDF. To be here specifically [music] with others that got injured, it's like a supportive group that we can talk [music] with each other about things that others can't understand us.
Speaker A
The first thing I expected about [music] this retreat is having time with my wife. She's the real hero ever since October 7th, you know, I went away [music] and she has five kids to deal with.
Speaker A
[music] One of the problems of PTSD, [music] it's not a visible injury. Friends from the FIDF, they see everyone and they ask, "How are you [music] doing? Is everything okay?" It's not measured in something materialistic. It's complete support in everything that we need.
Speaker A
Without the IDF, we don't have a strong Israel, and without a strong [music] Israel, we don't have strong Jews around the world. That is why it is so important as an FIDF supporter to continue supporting [music] these programs as Am Yisrael Chai.
Topics:Israeli soldiercombat traumaFIDFwounded soldiersPTSDIDFIsrael defensemilitary recoverysoldier supportwar injuries
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