The IDF Officer Who Intercepts Rockets

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idf-iron-dome-officer-lt-perryMoments after intercepting rockets aimed at the Israeli city of Ashkelon, Lieutenant Aviel Perry described his tremendous pride in serving as an operator of the Iron Dome system.

Not many soldiers finish a day of work like Lieutenant Aviel Perry, a soldier who serves as the commander of an IDF Iron Dome battery. Early Thursday morning, he intrecepted five Gaza rockets headed straight for the Israeli city of Ashkelon.

At 1:00 AM, Lt. Perry was on duty in an Iron Dome battery near Ashkelon. Although the battery’s last interception was two months ago, Lt. Perry and his soldiers always remain alert for the possibility of a rocket attack from Gaza. “We have prepared soldiers to react to an incident at any moment,” he says. “We must always remain vigilant and alert, even when we think that an upcoming shift will be normal and uneventful.”

When five rockets from Gaza came soaring toward Israel, soldiers in the Iron Dome battery had only seconds to react. Realizing that the rockets would strike populated areas, they made a quick decision to activate the Iron Dome battery. Despite extraordinary pressure, their swift actions resulted in the interception of all five rockets.

Moments after stopping the rocket attack, Lt. Perry was filled with pride and satisfaction. “You can not describe the feeling of stopping a rocket that could hurt, injure or kill civilians. This is what we prepare for all the time – to be there at the right time and do the right thing.”

“The environment in the battery is warm and like family,” he adds. “Events like these increase the motivation of soldiers, and we prove that above all we are fighters who save lives.” [Israel Defense Forces]

{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}


7 COMMENTS

  1. chazdei Hashem.

    But we do owe lt. Aviel Perry and his soldiers hakaras tov for being mosser nefesh v’guff for the rest of us.

  2. hodu laHaShem ki tov and thank you to all the chayalim who are putting their lives in danger so that the rest of us can live. The Ribono Shel Olam gives them the strength an intelligence to know exactly what to do

  3. I have been to many similar IDF facilities, including an Arrow battery. These soldiers are very serious and dedicated to doing there mission.

    When I visited a command post in an undisclosed location and looked around at the kids there, all of whom were younger than most of mine, I thought, “no matter what, these are Yiddishe kinder, and Hashem should watch over them and protect them.”

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