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![]() A young Captain Amos Yarkoni | |
Native name | עמוס ירקוני |
Birth name | عبد الماجد حيدر ʿAbd al-Majīd Ḥaydar |
Born | Na'ura, British Mandate for Palestine | 1 June 1920
Died | 7 February 1991 Israel | (aged 70)
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Years of service | December 1947 - 1969 |
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Sgan aluf Amos Yarkoni (Hebrew: עמוס ירקוני) (born 1 June 1920 — died 7 February 1991), was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguished Service. He was the first commander of the Shaked Reconnaissance Battalion[1] of Israel's Southern command.