When I was a kid, I couldn't wait for my chance to be a soldier. It's crazy, it's a sickness ... but back then I thought that was the only way to survive here.

Name: DANI SHIMONI
Country: Israel
Born: 1960
Served: Israeli Defense Forces
Conflict: Israeli Invasion of Lebanon 1982-85

Dani Shimoni in the pool at Beit Halochem (Warrior's Home) in Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995