"I do not know your name and you probably do not remember me, but your picture has been with me for ten years - and you are actually the reason I am a soldier in the IDF," wrote Alex Eckstein, a Nahal Brigade fighter, in a post on the IDF Facebook account earlier this week. "To.
Attached to the post was an ancient, folded picture, in which a soldier in uniform was seen at the Western Wall and on either side a pair of ultra-Orthodox brothers.
"I met you at the Western Wall, when I came to visit Israel from London with my family, an ultra-Orthodox family from the Belz Hasidim. This is the first time in my life that I saw a soldier. I asked to be photographed with you and you agreed," Eckstein said.
"I kept that picture with me for years. She accompanied me when I returned to the question, when I made aliyah alone, and when I decided to enlist. The truth is that to this day I walk around with it in the pocket of my first uniform.
"Just before that happens, I really want to find you and just say thank you," he added.
The operators of the Facebook page asked the surfers to help the fighter close the circle, and they happily responded.
11,000 likes were registered for the post, along with close to 8,000 shares and about 600 comments.
"Let me know that I know the guy in the picture," wrote Yishai Drix, passing on details.
"My life, you can call me and I will refer you to him. His name is Doron Kahlon, his heart is bigger than the earth," Lior Moreno added.
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This morning (Wednesday) the exciting union between the two was posted on the IDF's Facebook account - the fighter Alex Eckstein, who managed to take off his cap, and Doron Kahlon, who got stronger and now has an ultra-Orthodox appearance for everything. "I did not expect to see him like that, you had wigs. He smiled like a window when the two met. Eckstein said, "I'm really happy to see you," and Doron told him to keep in touch: "Come here, we'll host you."
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