Israeli Astronaut's Son Perishes

After hours of rumors, the IDF has lifted a gag order and permits the publication of the sad news that an IAF F-16 fighter plane went down in the Southern Chevron Hills area. The pilot, Lt. Assaf Ramon, was killed in the crash, which occurred near the community of Maale Chever.

He was the oldest of four children, and his father, Colonel Ilan Ramon Z”L, was Israel’s first astronaut, who perished along with the crew of the ill-fated Columbia NASA STS-107 Columbia mission in 2003.

Very sad for the family and all of Israel.

It made me think of sisters Lisa and Samantha Egan, 31 and 24 respectively who died in the Twin Towers.

Lisa got her younger sister the job at Cantor Fitzgerald Securities which lost 685 employees in the attack on September 11th.

And then there were the 5 Sullivan Brothers from Iowa who all died on the USS Juneau in WWII.

Some families sacrifice more than their share.

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