Ben-Gal fled the Nazis as a young boy and later found his purpose in the IDF, rising up the ranks to head the Seventh Armored Brigade during one of "the most difficult battles of the Yom Kippur war.
Funeral of Yom Kippur war hero Avigdor Ben-Gal (photo credit: AVSHALOM SHOSHANI)ByYAAKOV LAPPINUpdated: