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St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
Eric Berla stands with the medevac helicopter he flew during the Vietnam War — now transformed into a artistic display. The helicopter is on display through Sunday at the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum downtown. Photo: Kristi Foster

Medevac helicopter aims to help veterans heal

By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light • Published October 5, 2016

Thanks to Eric Berla, a University City dentist and former helicopter pilot in Vietnam, area veterans of his war and their families can take steps toward healing their invisible wounds of half a century.Through noon Sunday, they can visit Take Me Home...

After attack near Eilat kills 7 Israelis, worries over the Egypt border

Shay Levy • Published August 18, 2011

Israeli soldiers carry an injured person on a stretcher at theSoroka Medical Center in Beersheba following a Palestinianterrorist attack near the Egyptian border, Aug. 18, 2011. (Photo:Shay Levy/Flash 90)

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