IDF Reservist '67

Civil Engineer &reserve paratrooper. Married to @RikkiSadon67. #Jerusalem. 1960s. Live-tweeting the #SixDayWar as part of Project @Tweeting67

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Planning to take Rikki to see the #GolanHeights. The views over northern #Israel are amazing. Maybe I'll hike this mountain. @Tweeting67

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Slept for 15 hours last night. Only no beginning to realize how worn out I am - physically and emotionally. #R&R #war #home @Tweeting67

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Cannot believe the different atmosphere here in #Jerusalem. Like a massive weight has been lifted from us all. #SixDayWar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Just got my papers. I can go home! Cannot wait to see @RikkiSadon67 #soldier #family #sixdaywar #peace

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

One of the guys just worked out that the war lasted 132 hours. I don't think we slept more than 10 of those. #sleep #sixdaywar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

It's not just about territory for #IDF soldiers. #ThenAndNow #Jewish #Israel #War #History #SixDayWar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

@RikkiSadon67 Back at base for some debriefing and to help with wounded soldiers. Will be home in a few days. #IDF

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Have set up camp here on the Heights. Wounded all evacuated. Hard to believe the fighting is over. #war

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Must get word to Rikki that we made it. It's all over. I survived. #war #relief

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

No more resistance already for a few hours. The battle seems to be over. #relief #sixdaywar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Broke through near Quneitra. Golani went in first. City abandoned. #sixdaywar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Fighting continued through the night. Many tanks lost. We've made progress but our hold is precarious. #sixdaywar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Instructions are to keep advancing, and gain control of the #Golan. #military #history #sixdaywar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

The combat has been so intense I can't describe it. Syrians fighting for every inch. We've suffered many losses but we are making headway.

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Tal didn't make it - the 3rd close friend I've lost, but no time to grieve. Have been reassigned to new tank and will rejoin the fight #IDF

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

We've been hit! Heavy jolt. Tank filled with smoke. Dragging crew out. Praying other tanks have us covered. #warsucks

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Back into the fray. Terrain here is impossible. Steep climb, under constant Syrian barrage from above. #SixDayWar #IDF #tank

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

I am impressed by the strength and bravery shown by the Kibbutznikim up here. Many refuse to leave their homes. https://t.co/lQcu8emzgX

[Six Day War Quotes @SixDayWarQuotes]

"Some Kibbutzim have been completed leveled above ground" #OTD #SixDayWar #Israel #History

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Reached northern front about an hour ago. Syrians keep shelling the communities here but so far IDF holding its fire. #SixDayWar

[IDF Reservist '67 @YoavSadon]

Seems like we're being relocated from Eygpt to the #Golan. Shipping out tomorrow morning and waiting further instructions.