- Keren Tendler
Sgt. Maj. Keren Tendler (died
August 12 ,2006 ) wasIsrael 's first female helicopter flight mechanic,Cite web|url=http://www.ortamerica.org/site/PageServer?pagename=don_proj_israelprojects07_tendler|title=The Keren Tendler Scholarship Fund and Memorial Garden|accessdate=2008-03-07|publisher=ORT America] soon after a court order allowed women to serve in combat positions.Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042900620_pf.html|title=Israel's Army Eyes Female Role in Battle|accessdate=2008-03-07|year=2007-04-29|author=Matti Friedman|work=The Washington Post]She was the first female Israeli soldier to die on active duty since the
Yom Kippur War in 1973. She was killed during the2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict , along with four other crew members, when their helicopter, aCH-53 Sea Stallion "Yas'ur", was shot down upon lifting off after deploying troops in Lebanon.Cite web|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3290609,00.html|title=First Woman Killed in Lebanon: Keren Tendler|accessdate=2008-03-07|publisher=ynet news|year=2006-08-13] A fund was established in her name to help other young women become flight mechanics.References
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