Monthly Archives: February 2003

“I do not know how to break the news of Ilan Ramon’s death… ...

I do not know how to break the news of Ilan Ramon's death and the Space Shuttle crash to my five-year-old son, Gilad. Like all Israeli school children, Ilan had become his hero. Sixteen days...

Ilan Ramon: Why He Volunteered to Be a Pilot to Bomb the Iraqi Reactor

In 1981, Ilan Ramon was on the team that was to bomb the Iraqi reactor. His commanding officer, Gen. Yadlin, spoke on Sunday evening, February 2 on Israeli TV on the "Seven and a Half"...