Melamed, Eitan
Son of Rachel and Avner. He was born on 6/1/1965 in Givatayim, where he studied at the Borochov Elementary School and later completed his studies at the David Kalai High School. When Eitan was six years old, he was discovered as gifted and sent to youth groups that wanted art and science at Tel Aviv University, where he studied for two years. Later, when he was in fourth grade, he joined the youth movement HaNoar Haoved Vehalomed in Givatayim. He began his career as a trainee, continued as a guide, and finished as a class coordinator. Eitan was accepted and loved by his friends and apprentices, and was responsible and dedicated to his job. This was discovered during trips and events, in which he took a very active part. He was also active in the field of sports, and in eighth grade he represented his school at a national competition at the Wingate Institute, and he also liked to play soccer. At the conservatory in Givatayim, he liked to listen to music and even played guitar to his friends. Eitan was quiet and humble, yet he left his mark on his surroundings. That was how he was at school in the movement and the army. He was drafted into the IDF in late January 1984 and volunteered for an aviation course, but after a while he was transferred to the Engineering Corps, after completing basic training and finishing with an excellent grade. The first one he did. It was at night. I remember that he quietly took the whole company with him on a walking path that was very difficult. Almost without speaking, he led them to an exercise that was one of the best we knew. “On August 13, 1985, during an operational activity in a minefield in the northern Golan Heights, In his condolence letter to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Your son, Eitan, was blessed with excellent leadership skills, which he carried out with great dedication and dedication. His diligence was evident in every area in which he took part, and he was accepted and loved by his friends. ” Eitan’s memory was immortalized in various places: his friends from Corps of Engineers named the officers’ club at their base. At the “Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed” youth movement, where he was a trainee and a guide, a library was established in his honor, and a library for children named after him was established in Givatayim. His mother dedicated her book of poems “No More” to his memory, which was published by “Sifriat HaPoalim” and edited by Nathan Yonatan
