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142 soldiers to receive citations for service in 2nd Lebanon War

By Yuval Azoulay Haaretz Correspondent

Israel Defense Forces commanders will visit on Wednesday the homes of 142 soldiers who will be notified they are to receive citations or decorations for their service in the Second Lebanon War.

The citations destined for soldiers that were killed in battle will go to the families of the soldiers.

In early September, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi will give the citations and decorations to 38 soldiers in Tel Aviv's Mann Auditorium. The other 104 decorations will be granted to soldiers, including reservists, by their commanders.

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The recipients were chosen by a committee, headed by General Yishai Bar, which set the criteria for receiving the citations.

"The incredible stories discovered during the war attest to the spirit of fighting that prevails among IDF soldiers, and they are a source of pride for the IDF," Ashkenazi said.

Throughout the last year, IDF officers expressed angrer over the media dealings with the failure of the war, and said that they had neglected tales of heroism and bravery of soldiers on the battlefield.

The IDF Spokesman's Office recently developed a special booklet marking the one-year anniversary of the star of the war, entitled "War Diary," which tells such tales. Outgoing IDF Spokeswoman Miri Regev said one of her goals is to tell the stories of heroism from their personal points of view.

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1.	We are proud of our soldiers	14:59	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	08/08/07

2.	BRAVE fighters,one dived onto a grenade to save his men.	15:36	\|	PETER SM	08/08/07

3.	The Real Picture	15:42	\|	SM	08/08/07

4.	About time	16:04	\|	Mark Lincoln	08/08/07

5.	simple men doing extraordinary things for their country	16:23	\|	Gabriel	08/08/07

6.	The majority of these heroes are religious	16:34	\|	Nili	08/08/07

7.	I guess these guys were not hiding in lebanese houses	16:53	\|	Tim	08/08/07

8.	Brave soildiers	16:56	\|	Neal	08/08/07

9.	The Soldiers Deserve Citations Olmert Needs To Resign	17:36	\|	Shepherd	08/08/07

10.	nili, not the place for this...	18:39	\|	Gabriel	08/08/07

11.	Hiding in Lebanese houses	18:47	\|	Mathew Avram	08/08/07

12.	Tim	19:49	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	08/08/07

13.	IDF brothers-All Gave Some. Some Gave All.	20:14	\|	Klomp	08/08/07

14.	No bravery in the IDF.	21:17	\|	Mike	08/08/07

15.	hehe Mike, jealous huh?	22:22	\|	Hannah	08/08/07

16.	Mike from NY response to your posting	22:49	\|	The Warrior	08/08/07

17.	Brave soldiers and corrupt generals	22:56	\|	Army MD	08/08/07

18.	warriors golani infanttry	23:18	\|	kev	12/08/07

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