Keren Tendler

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Sgt. Maj. Keren Tendler (died August 12, 2006) was Israel's first female helicopter flight mechanic,[1] soon after a court order allowed women to serve in combat positions.[2]

She was the first female Israeli soldier to die on active duty since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. She was killed during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, along with four other crew members, when their helicopter, a CH-53 Sea Stallion Yas'ur, was shot down upon lifting off after deploying troops in Lebanon.[3] A fund was established in her name to help other young women become flight mechanics.[1]

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  1. ^ a b The Keren Tendler Scholarship Fund and Memorial Garden. ORT America. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  2. ^ Matti Friedman (2007-04-29). Israel's Army Eyes Female Role in Battle. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  3. ^ First Woman Killed in Lebanon: Keren Tendler. ynet news (2006-08-13). Retrieved on 2008-03-07.

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