Asad Ghanma is a Jordanian Orthodox Christian

Eastern Orthodox Church

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. From the town of Al Hisn

Al Hisn

Al Husun is a town in northern Jordan, located north of Amman, and about south of Irbid. It has a population of 33,000. The region has fertile soil which along with the moderate climate allows the growing of high quality crops. Al Husn was known for its wine; now its main products are wheat...

 in north of Jordan, he served as Major

Major

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 and Commander of the 48th Infantry Battalion of the Jordanian army during 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the Battle of Karameh

Battle of Karameh

The Battle of Karameh was fought on March 21, 1968 in the town of Karameh, Jordan, between the Israel Defense Forces and combined forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Army...

. After the 1967 war he was promoted to Brigadier General

Brigadier General

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 and remained in Jordanian Armed Forces

Jordanian Armed Forces

The Jordanian Armed Forces , also referred to as The Arab Army , with all of it branches, is under direct control of the King of Jordan...

 until retirement, he is most noted for his role in the Samu Incident

Samu Incident

The Samu incident refers to events on November 13, 1966 involving an Israeli military attack on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu in response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border...

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Samu Incident

Asad Ghanma was the Commander of the 48th Infantry Battalion of the Jordanian army during the Samu Incident

Samu Incident

The Samu incident refers to events on November 13, 1966 involving an Israeli military attack on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu in response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border...

, which was the first Jordanian force to arrive at the battle field. After the war Asad Ghanma received the Medal of bravery from the late King Hussein bin Talal, for his extraordinary brave role during the war.