St.-Sgt. Roman Shliapstein

Mar 29, 2002 - Roman Shliapstein, 22, of Ma'ale Efraim was killed in the course of the IDF anti-terrorist action in Ramallah.

Roman Shliapstein immigrated to Israel with his parents from Georgia six years ago, and was a soldier in the Golani brigade. Roman was home with his family for the Passover holiday, but was called back to his unit on Thursday night.

Roman, who was a modest soldier, had preferred not to tell his family about receiving a certificate of commendation from his unit. "He had a good sense of humor," said his friends. "He always wanted to be a Golani soldier, and that is how his life ended," added Roman's parents David and Helena.

Roman is survived by his parents, David and Helena, and his sister, Ira (16).