The IDF military attache in Washington, D.C. held a moving ceremony on Sunday (Apr. 3) saluting wounded American soldiers (currently in recovery) who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ceremony was planned with the help of the Jewish Institute for National Affairs (JINSA), its aim to express Israel’s appreciation and gratitude to soldiers and their families.
As many as 30 wounded soldiers and their family members attended the event, held in the presence of the IDF’s attache in Washington, Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni. The wounded soldiers, hospitalized at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center, were saluted for their personal and physical sacrifices in fighting terror and the radical axis.
Israel’s ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Dr. Colin Kahl and Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni gave speeches throughout the event. Dr. Kahl, who works at the US Department of Defense, said in his speech that, “Cooperation between Israel and the US exists in a wide variety of security matters which serve the interest of both countries.”
Dr. Kahl added that, “The countries have a special relationship which began in 1948, immediately after the founding of the State of Israel, its essence not an alliance between nations but a friendship.”
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“The countries have a special relationship which began in 1948, immediately after the founding of the State of Israel, its essence not an alliance between nations but a friendship.”
QUICK! Someone get this newsflash to the U.S. State Department! Apparently they are unaware!