Celebration of Life 2015 honoured four designated heroes from Operation Protective Edge, who were wounded and who appeared in videos as well as in person to standing ovations: Sergeant Sariel Teper, Lt. Colonel (Res.) Alon Vollozny, Captain (Res.) Ofir Anidjar and civilian Nati Hakshur.
Guest speaker Elyezer Shkedy, former commander-in-chief of the Israeli Air Force and former president and CEO of El Al, brought a message of optimism to concert-goers.
The evening also featured performances by Israeli singers Orit Shalom and Alon Shaar, as well as musicians Stav Nachum and Tamir Leibovich, interspersed with stories of wounded veterans.
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