Visser, Yaniv

Son of Dalia and Yitzhak. Born in Givatayim on August 16, 1976, to a family of three, Yaniv acquired his education at the Brenner elementary school in Givatayim, and in the computer program at the ORT Technikum high school in the city. He was a member of the student council at his school and in the twelfth grade he was appointed chairman of the general student council of Givatayim, and at the same time was an apprentice and subsequently a counselor at the Borochov branch of Hanoar Haoved vehalomed. In the years of high school, he published and distributed a “paper” newspaper in the school, until he received official approval and recognition from the school administration, “The” Flying Leaf. “His many friends and students at the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth group in Givatayim remember him as a” great entertainer, “who does not miss an opportunity for a prank, and laughter never goes away from his lips, When he was about to join the IDF, he was determined to serve in the best possible way and to invest the army in the best possible way. In the “questionnaire to clarify the placement preferences” that was sent to him in preparation for enlistment, he marked the first priority of his desire to serve as a combat soldier, to be an officer, and to be loyal to the Paratroopers Brigade. In November 1994, Yaniv joined the paratroopers. He managed to serve in the brigade as a novice for only two months, but in this short period he received the appreciation of his commanders and their affection, thanks to his high motivation and willingness to join the mission first. Told the battalion commander where Yaniv served: “Volunteering for the paratroopers is an example of his will and determination, as expressed throughout his life, and he has been conspicuous in my department as a friend. On the morning of January 22, 1995, when I secured the Beit Lid junction, a terrorist attack took place there, killing twenty-one soldiers and one civilian. Yaniv was critically wounded and rushed to the hospital. For a week he fought for his life until he was killed and died of his wounds on the 27th of Shvat 5757 (27.1.1995). He was eighteen and five months old. Survived by his parents and two sisters – Orit and Michal. Yaniv was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. After his death he was promoted to Corporal, and on the 30th anniversary of his death, Yaniv’s friends and pupils organized an evening in memory of his friends and children, including a poem, “Soldier Killed, “The world is familiar, but war is a cruel thing, even a dead person has not returned.” A soldier in the war was killed, he did not die. In his memory