This is the story of the late Sergeant Nachman Meir Haim Vakanin.
Nachman grew up in Eilat and was the beating heart of the house. A caring and caring boy, with values, funny, humble, honest, compassionate and smiling who for a moment did not take his captivating smile off his face. He always radiated light and goodness to all those around him.
Nachman served as a fighter in the Givati patrol, he loved the country and was ready to die for it, especially after the seventh of October.
During the fighting in Gaza, Nachman was wounded and lost his hearing in his left ear, but that did not stop him from doing everything to return to the fighting in order not to leave his team without him, and he did return. On May 18, he fell as a result of an explosive device explosion inside a house in Rafah along with his teammate, the late Noam Bitan.
Nachman fell when he was only 20 years old, leaving behind two parents, seven brothers and sisters, a partner, nine nephews, and thousands of broken and missing hearts of his friends.
May his memory be blessed, hero of Israel. Let us be worthy.