Asulin, David

Son of Yachya and Pircha. Born in 1950 in Marrakech, Morocco. His family immigrated to Israel in 1956. David began his elementary studies at the Rambam School in Nahariya. He grew up in an atmosphere of love for the sea, and dreamed of attending a naval officers’ school in Acco. At the age of 12, he moved to the ORT vocational school, where he studied carpentry and participated in the carpentry workshop at the moshav of Regba, in the Western Galilee. He was a regular member of the youth movement. David decided to join the ranks of the IDF before his time came, at the age of 17. In November 1967, he was drafted into the IDF, and assigned to the Armored Corps. He went to the army with a Tallis and Tefilin in his backpack, because he had not abandoned them since he was Bar mitzvah. He had plans to continue his studies after his military service, according to his brother Morris. One of his hobbies was to practice shooting an air rifle and exercise, all of which would undoubtedly help him in his military service. In his service, he proved himself to be a disciplined soldier, with great initiative and resourcefulness. He was on a high professional level, and did everything he had to do, well. His ambition was to climb the ranks because he loved the army. On the 15th of Elul, September 8, 1968, he fell during the line of duty. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Nahariya. The commander of his unit wrote, in his condolence letter to his family, that David stood out in his personal recognition of the IDF’s destiny after the Six-Day War, and did not complain or ask for a special leave, in spite of his problems, and always solved them himself. The commander concluded his letter: “I want you to know that your son did not fall for nothing, but to defend the homeland, an asset that is precious to all of Israel.”