Yosef Haguel, Wounded Soldier from 'Ballad for a Medic,' Dies at 80
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
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- Yosef Haguel, inspiration for "Ballad for a Medic," died at 80.
- He was severely wounded in the Six-Day War in Jerusalem.
- A medic, Shlomo Epstein, saved Haguel by shielding him with his body.
- Epstein was killed in the act and posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor.
- Haguel named his son Shlomo in honor of the fallen medic.
Yosef Haguel, who was wounded during the Six-Day War and inspired the song "Ballad for a Medic," passed away at his home on Saturday at the age of 80. Haguel served in the reserves with the 55th Paratroopers Brigade. During the Six-Day War, he fought with the 28th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade in eastern Jerusalem against the Jordanian Legion. Haguel was severely wounded in the battle, and the company medic, Shlomo Epstein, treated him under fire. When mortar shells were fired at them, Epstein shielded Haguel with his body, saving his life but being killed by a direct hit. This act of heroism earned Epstein the Medal of Valor. In memory of the medic who saved his life, Haguel later named his eldest son Shlomo.
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