Killed in combat in Kibbutz Be’eri. Left behind a wife and small children.
“Dan, who but you would be the first to jump, anywhere, anytime, under any circumstance, to defend the homeland? It’s clear, I don’t even need to ask why. You were a true brother and a leader unlike any other; you were ‘made of different stuff’ — a fighter, bold, always first in everything.”His brother wrote about him
"Dan my dear brother, yes I hurt, yes I am hurt, yes I miss you, but that only explains that I am human, between you and me, we knew that this is what you want and all your life you have been training for this moment, I promise you that I will do everything I can for preserve your memory, I love you my brother. You can rest now, you deserve it"