The late Major Sami Ben Naim fell in the Second Lebanon War after a Hezbollah missile hit a helicopter in which he was flying. 20 years later, his son Bar received the rank of Major - on the very same day
The late Sami Ben Naim and his son Bar
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IDF spokesperson
For Major Bar Ben Naim, a corps commander in the ICT Battalion of the Air Force's Air Defense System, getting a rank last weekend was far beyond a milestone.
Bar is the son of the late Major Sami Ben Naim, head of the Equipment and Aircraft Division, who was killed as a Musk mechanic in the Second Lebanon War, when his helicopter was hit by a Hezbollah missile.
Along with Ben Naim, three other crew members were killed, including the only soldier who fell in the war - the airborne mechanic Keren Tendler.
Last weekend, exactly 20 years after his father Sammy received the rank of Major, his son Bar received the same rank. "The late father and I are now in the same rank. This is closing a circle for me. Serving in the Air Force is a privilege and my father is one of the reasons I chose this path. He accompanies me throughout the service. '
