Bajayo, Moshe

Son of Refael and Victoria. He was born on July 10, 1950 in Tel Aviv. He studied at the Arnim School in Ramat Aviv and at the high school in Kibbutz Baram. He was a member of the youth group. He was a sports fan (especially soccer and basketball) and was fond of athletics. He was drafted into the IDF in May 1968. On the eve of Independence Day, President Zalman Shazar wrote that he had heard from his commander that Moshe had excelled in fulfilling his duties in the IDF and was included in the list The outstanding soldiers for the year 1970. “It is a pleasant duty for me,” the president wrote, “to express to you today, on the eve of Israel’s twenty-second Independence Day, my appreciation for your contribution, which contributed to the security of the country and its citizens. Israel”. The president ends his letter with “a strong blessing and a blessing.” On June 8, 1970, Moses fell in battle in the Suez Canal, storming an Egyptian position in the West Bank of the Suez Canal, and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Was appalled to hear that Sergeant Moshe Bajayo, who had just been staying at the President’s Residence, had fallen in battle and asked to give his personal condolences to the bereaved family. “The unit commander wrote in a letter of condolences to his parents:” The raid in which Moshe fell was carried out with the full awareness that actions initiated by us will reduce The actions of the enemy and, consequently, the number of casualties in the future. Your son knew the danger that awaited him, and he recognized and voluntarily fulfilled his duty. We are proud of such soldiers. “