IDF tank commander Uriel Peretz Liwerant buried in J'lem military cemetery
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Published: AUGUST 6, 2009 14:31
IDF Sergeant Uriel Peretz Liwerant, who was killed Wednesday when the tank he commanded overturned in the Golan Heights, was laid to rest in the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
Dozens of his family members and friends were present at the funeral.
Liwerant was killed when the tank he commanded was crossing a portable bridge. The tank fell into a ditch and he was killed immediately.