They were together since 2nd grade.

They were together since 2nd grade.

Moshe Taranto, 23, an officer in the IDF from Ashdod and his best friend, Aviv Chakani did everything together. Moshe and Aviv were inducted into the IDF on the same day. They were both members of the handassa "engineering" corp of the IDF.

In May 2004, Aviv Chakani was killed as his Nagmash(small tank) was blown up by terrorists' land mines in the Gaza Strip (tzir Philadelphi). Aviv's mother, Edna, was the high school teacher for Aviv and his best friend Moshe in grade 10. The IDF appointed Moshe Taranto to replace his best friend after Aviv was laid to rest in May 2004.

Today as Aharaon and Eida Taranto opened their door in Ashdod, the IDF 'team' of clergy informed them that their son, Moshe was killed today in the same location in the Gaza Strip as his friend Aviv had been killed in May 2004. The Egyptian and Israeli border which is supposed to be 'watched' by Egypt(oxymoron) had once again allowed terrorists to build a tunnel
for arms smuggling which our IDF had discovered under Moshe Taranto's command of his engineering unit. The tunnel collapsed and Moshe fell 7 meters to his death.

Moshe and Aviv are now two friends in Heaven, dying 6months apart, best friends from grade 2.

Edna Chakani, the mother who buried her son six months ago, was with the Taranto family tonight in Ashdod to give them chizuk(support). She told us on the news tonight that Moshe, her late son's best friend, and successor officer at the same location was with her every day during shiva in May 04.


Tomorrow, Moshe Taranto, 23 will be laid to rest in Ashdod's military cemetery. Tomorrow night, the 'boys from grade 2' will be 'reunited.'


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