Steve and Sharon on the left

Day 4 of my Sar-El Adventure

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March 4th 2011
We switched work assignments today. Instead of cleaning gas masks which is you do sitting in a circle, we checked kits that soldiers pick up from the warehouse in the event of an emergency or for an exercise. The bags each way about 40 pounds and contain 2 blankets, a kit with a vest to hold ammunition and 2 water bottles, a helmet, a jacket (it gets really cold in the desert at night), 2 pairs ... read more

Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more