Her father gave his life saving others. Now she’s carrying on his legacy

Staff Sgt. Ella Ram was just 10 months old when her father, Elad Ram, was killed while rescuing wounded soldiers during the Second Lebanon War.

Nearly 20 years later, Ella now serves in the IDF’s Home Front Command Search and Rescue Brigade, the very mission her father died carrying out.

“My father was killed while rescuing other people. Many of the soldiers who were with him that day are still alive because of what he did,” she said. “I knew this was the path I wanted to continue. I’m sure he would have been proud of me and of the person I became.”

In Israel, the legacy of fallen heroes doesn’t end with them. It lives on through the next generation, who continue to protect, rescue, and serve.