Sam Fried, a former soldier in the IDF Paratroopers Brigade, spoke to the ‘Post” about returning to America after dropping everything to defend Israel on October 7.
When Sam Fried returned to America after serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, he faced a new battle- defending Israel and his people against misinformation and hostility with truth and dialogue.
Fried, originally from Queens, NY, joined the army in 2020 and finished serving in the paratroopers in the 890th battalion in 2022. Leaving the army behind, he came back and started his career in finance with a college degree. After the atrocities of October 7, Fried said, “I felt it was my obligation to be one of the fighting Jews in history.”
“Here I am with a history reaching its hand out to me and saying, ‘This is your chance to defend your people.'”
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