Nearly a year after his father was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, 20-year-old Yehuda Moyal has enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces, continuing the legacy of service left behind by his father, Warrant Officer (res.) Shaul Moyal.

Shaul, a reservist in the IDF’s 8207th Battalion, was killed last October in a deadly clash with Hezbollah operatives.

The ambush, which involved grenades and gunfire, caused a fire that led to the collapse of the building where Shaul and his fellow reservists were operating.