Ben Sima and Shalom. He was born on 28.6.1973 in Jerusalem. He studied at the boys’ elementary school in Mevasseret Zion, continued at Ort High School in Givat Ram, and graduated as a student at the age of 13. Dror was an outstanding student, described by his computer teacher, Idit Rousseau: “Dror, you, Life, eternal youth, love of others and the will to succeed will remain engraved in my heart in this image. I, who taught you the computer profession for years – Cobol, will not forget your perseverance in the final project, the consistency you ‘ve’ swung ‘(of course, positively) to help you solve any problem. You always found the way to get me to your computer and help you, even though I was busy with another student, and despite the complaints of your friends about that, you knew, with your personal charm and smile to appease them and get me to call you. Thanks to your perseverance and your many talents, you have successfully completed the final project. “Dror was a member of youth movements and youth counselors at the Maoz Zion Community Center, where he worked for four years, first as an apprentice and then as a mentor of young cadets. He took part in the Karate Circle for three years, then participated in a dance company in Maoz Zion, and continued with the “Hora Neurim” band Dror was ambitious, full of ambition and perseverance. At the beginning of May 1992, after his service was postponed, Dror was drafted into the IDF. He had to choose between two options: one, to be accepted into a computer unit, and the other to volunteer for the Golani Brigade. There was no room in the computer unit, and Dror had a problem, because there was no enlistment for Golani in his class. He had been offered various offers, such as an officer or a maintenance officer, but he refused. He wanted “only a Golani,” and even spent one day in detention, in order to make it clear that he was interested only in recruiting for the Golani Brigade. Finally, he was postponed for three months to join the Golani Brigade. Dror completed his basic training with honors and continued the course successfully. He went on to the Symbols Course and finished as an outstanding soldier. He went on to the officers’ course and completed it successfully. When he returned to his unit as an officer, his commander assigned him to command a platoon in an old company, assuming that only he could succeed in an old and difficult company. And so it was. After a year he was appointed deputy commander of the auxiliary company. Yossi Ohana, the company commander, wrote on his way from Lebanon to the funeral: “For a year you took the burden of a position as a platoon commander in an old operational company, a reality like a service in the lion’s den, for a beginner officer, but not for you. Of the war of terror in Lebanon. “Yossi Ohana fell in battle in Lebanon, three days later, according to Dror’s commanders, who wrote in summaries of interviews with him:” I conveyed to the officer my excellent impression of him as a professional, reliable, , A professional who performed well as a platoon commander, managed to influence the company on the Reihan line, in light of the company’s many difficulties in its operations. ” “A professional, meticulous officer with a high self-demand brought the department he led to a very high professional level.” “Dror participated in an event in which the force was under fire, and his function was as expected from a commander: cool and impeccable, Dror is a dedicated, efficient and enterprising officer.” On the 12th of Tishrei 5756 (October 12, 1995), in the area of Ayasiya outpost in southern Lebanon, an IDF convoy encountered two roadside bombs planted by Hizbullah. Dror, in the manner that characterized himThen he got up and charged the terrorists, but a strong counter-fire overwhelmed him and he fell in battle, from a bullet that hit his head. His friends said he had managed to empty two magazines before he was killed. Will power and endurance were fundamental qualities of his character, qualities that were with him even in his last moments. Dror was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. Survived by his parents, three sisters – Sarit, Yamit and Tal and brother – Hezi. He received a certificate of appreciation and respect for his service in the career army. He was twenty-two years old when he fell. In a letter of condolences to the family, Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote: “Dror was described by his commanders as a professional and thorough officer, who brought the department he led to great abilities and achievements. “Dror served under my command for a year and a half, during which he was the commander of the Dragon division and the deputy commander of the auxiliary company. During this period, I discovered a quiet but meticulous young man who demands the maximum possible strength from himself and his soldiers. An officer, who I knew, that every task I would lay on would be carried out quietly and professionally. Dror performed the most difficult and complex tasks in the battalion, and always successfully. A true warrior. Dror fought the encounter as he was raised, raised and educated his soldiers. Burst out of the vehicle and charged his soldiers’ head, fired, commanded and was hit by enemy fire during the assault. I saw Dror as a company commander. I was planning to take him to a company commanders’ course and put him in command of a company company in the battalion, “wrote his commander, Yossi Ohana, who was killed three days later:” It was only yesterday, Thursday, that the company was brought back from long activity and nights deep inside the security zone. Only a year ago, just yesterday, you arrived at the company, a young officer who had just finished the Officers’ Training Center, and when I appeared I saw the look in his eyes, a look that did not raise doubts, a look of determination, authority, It is clear to him – you and your ilk – devotion, initiative, diligence, courage, love of people and love of people are not empty phrases, but a way of life and a law of nature. “
