Admittedly, Syrian and Egyptian Fresco drivers didn't perform as well in combat as their Vietnamese Communist counterparts, as the Israeli Air Force pilots and Yom Kippur War weren't accursed by LBJ-style ROEs.

Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/mig-17-powerhouse-russian-fighter-or-waste-rubles-208252

“But the Yom Kippur War happened on the front.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/kibbutz-beeri-bloodbath-reminds-israelis-of-fears-and-fortitudes-from-1948/

Those images — and the mounting death toll — come 50 years and a day after invading forces from Egypt and Syria caught Israel by surprise with the launch of an attack on Israel that set off the 19-day conflict that became known as the Yom Kippur War.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/10/08/news/nation/hamas-attack-on-israel-thrusts-biden-into-mideast-crisis/

“When I read these comments of Rashi, I cannot help but recall the wedding of my eldest daughter, which took place in the yeshiva immediately after the Yom Kippur War.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/355768/happily-ever-after/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happily-ever-after