Ben Leah and Shmuel Aryeh, brother to Judith. He was born on 13.3.1977 in Hadera. When Dan was three years old, his family moved to Haifa, where he spent his childhood and youth. Dan studied at the David Yellin Elementary School and continued at the “Hugim” High School in the biological track, and during his childhood and adolescence, Dan accompanied him with a group of close friends, who published a book in memory of Dan, The lines of their friendship and the lines of Dan’s character, so loved and so influenced by his unique personality, that Dan became a man of good behavior, a good person to be with, good to have fun with and good to be supported when needed. Dan adventures and engaged in the invention of mini-bombs – “Israeli MacGyver” his friends called him As a chemical in his room when he was twelve years old, Dan blew his hand and was hospitalized, but Dan would not do that, and he continued his various experiments, especially in chemistry, laboratories and biology. Dan was very open minded, especially in his musical preferences – from classical music to new and uncommon styles – he was the one who introduced his friends to new bands and expanded Their musical taste. In the book published by Dan’s friends, many memories are gathered that Dan, smiling with the dimples, stands at the center. Memories of big laughs and serious conversations. Out of all these stands Dan’s honesty, his need to be always true and to act out of what his heart instructs him, without games and masks. In this feature of his, also caused those around him to be simply themselves, without any pretense. At the age of eighteen Dan met Natalie, the two fell in love and became friends. During his service Dan wrote to Natalie many notes and letters about his love for her and planned their future together. In the 12th grade, Dan joined with his comrades in the Nahal paramilitary brigade, volunteering for three months of life and work at Kibbutz Beit HaEmek, before his induction, and he worked as an electrician, but he always tried to reach He was very fond of his activities and the atmosphere at all, Dan was drafted into the IDF in November 1995. He debated whether to continue the course with his friends or to volunteer for an elite unit. In the end he decided, and together with his good friend, he volunteered to serve in the Nahal Brigade, the Nahal Brigade’s engineering corps, and Dan was a type of giving and doing in all aspects of his short life. As time passed, he began to acclimatize to his unit, gathering new friends around him and loving the type of service in the FHA. His commander even called him an “ambush animal”. “Danny was very motivated and determined to provide quality service, he decided to give up the core and get to the unit,” said Dan’s commander, “Danny was the first and right to any task, however difficult he was, he performed his service with the utmost dedication and responsibility.” On the evening of the 28th of Shvat 577 (February 4, 1997), the helicopter disaster occurred when two Yasur helicopters collided and crashed over Moshav Shear Yashuv. The seventy-three fighters, who made their way to operational activity in Lebanon, were killed. Dan was one of them. He was nineteen when he fell. He was buried in the military cemetery in Haifa, with the rank of sergeant. Dan left behind his parents and a big sister. Natalie, Dan’s girlfriend, wrote: “From the moment I met Dan, I started to be really because Dan just livesPeople should be “net” themselves, mainly because he was always so innocent, pure and without unnecessary games – just Dan. Only those who really knew Dan, because everyone knew him differently, knows who he was. To people on the side he could sometimes seem quiet, introverted and incomprehensible, and only I and a few people know what property he was and why he is so lacking. I have never met anyone with so much purity and kindness and lots of love, to the end. And this is the love I miss so much. “Beyond all, Danny was the heart of the family, and the heart is still without him!
