Bar-Natan, Haim
He was born on 27.2.1973 in Montreal to Esther and Aryeh. His parents returned to Israel from their educational mission in Canada at the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Haim studied at Givat Gonen and continued his studies at the Ziv High School in Jerusalem. As a child he was sensitive and vulnerable, but he grew up to be a determined young man, a man who strives for uncompromising perfection. From his youth he is tall, handsome and strong, always taking part in sports. As a swimmer participated in the success of the Kinneret and as a volleyball player in competitions of Israel’s youth team in Europe. Prior to his military service, he practiced long and exhausting runs to fit an elite unit. In order to do his service in a combat unit, he hid the fact that he was the sole son of his father. He was offered the opportunity to take part in an Air Force pilot course, but after careful medical examinations he was referred to the naval commando, the elite unit of the Navy. In August 1991, he enlisted in a basic training course and was assigned a special platoon commanding course, and despite his strict and strict discipline and high level of demanding training, he loved the naval commando very much and did his service there with dedication and passion. He was given the opportunity to remain with his comrades in the naval commando unit, but he refused on the grounds that the army period was not intended to be “barefoot.” Haim was assigned to the Golani Brigade’s “crow” unit, according to his commanders: “A highly motivated soldier who left his mark on the company . Despite the fact that he joined a long-standing unit and served a short period in which he served. “Haim stood out in his unit in carrying out the tasks entrusted to him with responsibility and credibility, demanding from himself and others. : “Nathaniel the baby! I was just kidding! I know you’re already big. Listen! I love you the world, and whatever problem you have, or just something that annoys you or anything else, I want you to tell me when I come home. And if the problem is serious, ask them to call me in the army and I’ll come. But remember! You’re a very smart and powerful child. Anything in the world you can do and do well !!! And also to win all the troubles, and if it is really, really impossible to do it alone, then call me, see you from arming. “31.7.92 On Saturday night, December 18, 1992, on the way to an ambush in Lebanon on a heavy fog night, Haim was buried in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, and was survived by his parents, two sisters, Vered and Orit, and two nephews Netanel and Itai, and each year a volleyball tournament is held in Jerusalem. “Ziv,” in which he studied, is engraved on the wall opposite the volleyball court named after him: In Mitzpeh Yericho, Chaim and his father built together a grove. Nothing – Today is “near to life.” The loss and the circumstances of his fall caused his family broke that Ntahh.
