Chief of Staff Eizenkot: 'We salute the fallen and carry painful void with us'

IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot wrote on his Memorial Day order Wednesday, "We, the IDF commanders and soldiers, stand today and salute the memory of our comrades, commanders and subordinates, who fell in the the line of duty. The fallen were some of the best sons and daughters of the country.

"We, who have been left with the longing, carry their memories and painful void they left behind with us. The monuments which stand across the country are a silent testimony to the battles and challenges that Israel has known, evidence of the stories of heroism and victory and our promise to remember the fallen. It is our duty to commemorate their life stories and their life's work," wrote Eizenkot.