At the memorial ceremony, which took place in the Nehalel cemetery, the Minister of Defense, the US Ambassador to Israel and a representative from the space agency NASA were present. As part of the anniversary of his death, a conference was held to encourage and develop leadership among the future generation
The second anniversary of Ramon's death
Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz, Walla News!, reports that on Tuesday, 1/2/2005, the second anniversary of the death of Col. Ilan Ramon, in the crash of the space shuttle "Columbia", was marked at a memorial service held at the Nehalel cemetery, where Ramon is buried. The memorial, which took place in the Nahalel cemetery, was attended by the Minister of Defense, the US Ambassador to Israel and a representative from the space agency NASA.
A conference was held in Kibbutz Yifat entitled - "Celebrating the image of Ilan Ramon as a leader and trailblazer". In addition to the family members, the Minister of Defense, Shaul Mofaz, the American Ambassador, Dan Kartzer, the Commander of the Air Force, Major General Eliezer Shakdi, and the NASA representative - the astronaut Dr. Mike Massamino, also participated in the conference.
According to the organizers, "the conference is a first milestone in building a plan to encourage and develop leadership and excellence among the future generation."
