Nissim-Yigal, son of Malka and Yehoshua, was born on 12 June 1951. He studied at the Tachkemoni elementary school in Bat Yam and continued his high school studies at the Reali School in Haifa, Near the school, was a graduate of the biological-biological track, and in the summer of 1969 he successfully passed the matriculation exams, and the kindergarten teacher raised him and took care of him for five years Was curious and posed difficulties to his teacher, his parents, and later to his teachers at the school, who had already excelled at the elementary school, and when it was time to choose a specialization in tax One of the teachers said: “Yigal grew up before my eyes from a young boy who was an excellent student, loves others, yearns for the love of friends and a good athlete – was a man Cute, honest, devoted and responsible. “Despite his many difficulties, Yigal successfully completed his studies at the military boarding school, and he took upon himself a strict discipline and fulfilled the duties he was assigned without fault, and was a friendly boy who had many friends. “We always knew that Yigal has a conscience and can be trusted. When we asked him for something, he did not answer us empty. “He always aspired to be independent, and he was able to defend his views patiently and without anger, and always wanted justice, and wanted to see justice and integrity guiding the people of Israel in its rebirth,” his father said. During the summer holidays, Yigal was not walking. He worked in the building and helped his parents with the burden of earning a living. A devoted son, he accepted all their wishes and treated them with awe. A loyal brother was Yehuda and Dror younger than him. He helped them with advice and action, and talked to them for hours. On the eve of his enlistment in the IDF, Yigal Allam was tall and staunch, with clear eyes on his life and mental maturity, and Yigal was drafted into the IDF in early August 1969 and assigned to the infantry. After basic training, he took part in a course for infantry officers, and at the end of a parachuting course he was awarded “Paratrooper Wings”. Yigal served as an officer in the Golani Brigade, and at the recommendation of his commanders he was sent to a course for company commanders. His father said: “Yigal was Simcha in his military career, not to the rank he was looking at, but to the perfect execution of the tasks that were imposed on him.” He also demanded that his soldiers demonstrate high physical fitness, excellent performance of the tasks assigned to them and strict adherence to the rules of discipline, although he did not give up his soldiers, but at rest he knew how to laugh, joke and sing with them. He excelled in his gentle soul. The understanding of the soldier and the constant desire to help others were evident in his character. He did not like to see a soldier walking head down. When we had a problem bothering us, we came to him for a conversation. “His apprentices recall how, after a strenuous night of training, Yigal took care to open the sycamore at the request of the hungry soldiers. “Yigal was willing to contribute his full energy and wisdom to the homeland,” says my mother. At the parents’ home is the “Operational Service Award” given to Yigal in recognition of his devotion and his work in the IDF. During the Yom Kippur War, Yigal’s company was sent to the northern front. On the day the war broke out, he was given the rank of captain. He served as the commander of an infantry company, and encouraged his soldiers during the difficult days of battle. In one of the battles he encountered a com unitHe was wounded in the leg but refused to evacuate. On the 22nd of Tishrei 5740 (22.10.1973) Yigal was hit in the head by a Syrian sniper’s bullet and was killed during a bloody battle to capture the Hermon post. “He did not hate the Syrians, just wanted to finish it all quickly … On the eve of the decisive battle, he put on clean clothes, as if he was preparing for the wedding, and not for battle … It was a bloody wedding,” said Moti Levy. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his father, mother and two brothers. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the commander of the unit, Yudka, wrote about the company’s activities: “It was clear that Kadima would have a reliable force, a force that would stick to its mission, even if it was difficult to carry out. Yigal’s subordinates and his commanders reminisced about his character and his career in the IDF, and in the booklet “Not the Words Speak of Death” published by the Golani Brigade in commemoration of the fallen soldiers of the First Boker Battalion,
