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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Jewish-doctor-serving-in-Druse-unit-wins-Presidents-Award-310029
Jewish Doctor Serving in Druse Unit Wins President's Award
(Jerusalem Post) Ariel Ben Solomon - Lt. Gilad Spiegel, 28, one of the soldiers who received the President's Award for Excellence this year, serves in the IDF's Herev ("Sword") infantry battalion, an Arabic-speaking (mostly Druse) unit. "After I see the great and professional job they do, it is a privilege for me to tell others about this unit and the Druse people and how they serve faithfully," he said. Courage and honor are very important for the Druse fighter - if you give honor you get it back, he said. Spiegel's battalion donated the most blood in the IDF last year. In addition, last year his medical unit won the yearly competition in the entire IDF Medical Corps. His medical unit even came up with a new technique for carrying injured soldiers using a rifle strap, allowing the soldier to keep his hands free.