Some relished the experience, bonding with their comrades and excelling at their jobs. Others hated everything about the army.
Toveet Radcliffe is the first African Hebrew Israelite soldier to fall while in uniform.
There was no indication at Sunday’s ceremony that a successor had been appointed, or that one would be in the future.
He had his detractors, as all leaders do. But I believe that he genuinely loved his people, and he loved being loved by them.
The State Archives contain many letters and telegrams in support of the Hebrews’ quest to immigrate to Israel, which they believe to be their ancestral homeland.