First Sergeant Eitan Barak
First Sergeant Eitan Barak, from Herzliya served in the Nahal Brigade in the IDF. Barak was a rowdy, mischievous little boy and loving brother and son. He was a top-notch cook and later a brave and determined combat soldier. Barak was the first soldier to lose his life in Operation Protective Edge. He was killed on Friday, July 18, by gunfire in the northern Gaza Strip. He was 20 years old.