David Barda
Son of-Vivian and Emile was born in Kiryat Yam on December 22, 1963. David studied at the Zevulun elementary school and later spent a year in the Meir Shfeya agricultural boarding school, At the ORT vocational high school in Haifa, David worked as an engineer at the Egged garage and acquired experience and expertise, so that he could complete his studies and receive a government certificate, he asked to postpone the date of his enlistment in one year. In his spare time, David was much more involved in sports, and in Mayo, He spent many hours with his friends on the beach, surfing the waves, dipping and swimming, and David listened to the music he had accumulated from one childhood to another, and his rhythmic sense was expressed in drumming. David was drafted into the IDF in early August 1982 and assigned to the Ordnance Corps. After basic training, he was sent to one of the IAF units and served as an electrician. Despite his request to serve near Kiryat Yam, David was sent with his unit to participate in the fighting in Lebanon. Soon he became fond of his comrades in the unit and his commanders, who saw him as a professional, devoted and efficient soldier. At the end of January 1983, David asked for a short break to attend a memorial service for his grandfather, who had died a week earlier. His request was met, and he joined a convoy of armored personnel carriers that left in the early morning hours in the direction of the landing place in Dimur, and at the Sama’i gallery crossing they encountered an ambush of terrorists, and David was shot and killed on the spot on January 30, And was brought to rest at the cemetery in Tzur Shalom, where he left behind his parents, four sisters and two brothers, and in a letter of condolences to the bereaved family, the defense minister wrote: “David gave his life for his homeland. He was an excellent soldier, an excellent and dedicated professional. Diligent and kind to those around him. “To commemorate his name, his family donated a Torah library to the Allegrib synagogue in Kiryat Yam
