Yehuda
Yehuda Werdesheim continued to fight Hizbullah guerillas despite being wounded in the shoulder.
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
From Milwaukee to Maroun A-Ras: Lone soldier up for IDF medal
By YAAKOV KATZ
If it was up to Yehuda Werdesheim, he would do it all over again, including getting shot by a Hizbullah guerrilla during the Second Lebanon War.
A soldier with Battalion 101 of the Paratrooper's Brigade, Werdesheim, 21, is the only lone soldier who is a candidate to receive a Citation of Excellence from Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi for his bravery during a battle that ended with 10 dead Hizbullah guerrillas and over a dozen wounded IDF soldiers. Read more