5In 1988 Grete Winton climbed into the attic of her home in Maidenhead, England where she found a scrapbook she had never seen before. The scrapbook contained lists of names, photographs, and multiple addresses. In that scrapbook, she discovered something about her husband, Nicholas Winton, which up until that point she had been unaware of.
The truest hero does not think of himself as one, never advertises himself as such and does not perform the acts that make him a hero for either fame or fortune.
Nicholas Winton was a British stockbroker who, in the December of 1938, was planning a ski trip to Switzerland for the Christmas Holidays. Before his trip, he received a call from his friend Martin Blake. Blake, who was in Prague as an associate of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia, had called Winton to ask him to assist in Jewish welfare work in Czechoslovakia. At that time, Czechoslovakia was in the process of being occupied by Germany. Winton canceled his ski trip and agreed to go to Prague and help Blake.
Once he arrived in Prague, Nicholas Winton established an organization that would eventually save lives…
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Wonderful story, wonderful man. Thanks for bringing this to light and continuing to bring us past and present reminders of our wonderful heritage.
Ever since I met my beautiful beautiful most loved wife to be and to be and my daughter. My soul is this hers . And she is to me she is Czechoslovakian from old Czechoslovakia I have learned a lot on my own and I am a very very honored and distinct person to her in every aspect of this world and beyond I love her so much and my life as I read some of the excerpts when the Nazis were invading her country really hit me hard. And I will do anything and everything for her I have been through a lot with the condition in my spine now. … But when I speak to her I try to learn more checks you Slovak and I speak that so the words she understands and she looks and laughs at me but she knows and she’s also a very very good and smart teacher.. when we get married one of my plans is to go and stay in the castles in Prague… And I want to see some of that beautiful country…. I was a military Air Force man for 4 years and I served at the end of desert Storm I honor the love of my wife beyond words. I honor her in every way she is so perfect and beautiful to me and through God’s eyes I love the Czech food… And I’m learning to make it that egg drop is very good I like the pork chops with the bread on them and the potato salad and. Macaroni salad and I love those kolaches…. I would stay and talk when I got so much that I love to see and hear in the history of that beautiful country… God is good God is great God bless us all everyday amen
Thank you you would get the distinguished medal of Honor from me you would get a purple heart and also.. the badge of courage and honor.. for what you did God will bless you even more when we all come together on that day… God bless you Nicholas your wife and your daughter your sons all of them may you be blessed more and they me be blessed more each day amen