Ramon Israel STS 107 Columbia Shuttle Patch NASA ARM/HAT/IDF PATCH 3 "
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Ramon Israel STS 107 Columbia Shuttle Patch NASA ARM/HAT/IDF PATCH 3"Ilan Ramon, 48, was a colonel in Israel's air force and the first Israeli in space. His mother and grandmother survived the Auschwitz death camp, and his father fought for Israel's statehood alongside grandfather. Ramon fought in Yom Kippur War 1973 and Lebanon War 1982. He served as a fighter pilot 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, flew F-16s and F-4s. He was chosen as Israel's first astronaut in 1997, then moved to Hous...ton the next year to train for shuttle flight. This very high quality military spec embroidered patch with the Hebrew phrase Shalom Haver (Good Bye Friend) is a memorial to his life.size 4" X 5"
