Bar-On, Dror

Dror, son of Mira and Benyamin, a regular army man, was born on 20.4.1953 in Jerusalem, Dror was drafted into the IDF in early February 1972 and volunteered for the Golani Brigade. After completing basic training, he completed a parachuting course and was sent to a squad commanders’ course, but one day his leg was broken and he was forced to give up his service in the infantry, and he volunteered to serve in the armored corps. “Kim finished him as an outstanding apprentice and was sent to an officer’s course and an officer’s course. Throughout his service he excelled as a dedicated soldier and exemplary friend and loved by everyone he knew, friends and commanders alike. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Dror was sent to the Sinai front and took part in the battles in the Suez Canal, and after all the tanks in his unit were hit, he and his comrades were brought back to our forces through the enemy lines. A new force was established, and there he fought as a tank commander in the battle that took place on October 12, 1973, when his tank was hit and he was forced to abandon him. When the second tank was hit, Dror was forced to conquer the fire, and when he rushed to another tank he also burned to help live Lutz was killed in the explosion at the military cemetery in Rishon LeZion, leaving behind his parents, brother and sister, who was given the rank of lieutenant-colonel,