Isbn: 9780999150801 - my oath & my honor (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do you define a hero Your parents can be heroes. A football player who scores a winning touchdown is often referred to as a hero. Then there is Sir Nicholas Winton, whose actions in World War II saved the lives of 669 children. For 50 years, he told almost no one about what he did. When a child he saved, now in his sixties, asked why he did it, he said he felt compelled to do something after seeing the squalid conditions in the Czechoslovakian refugee camps. He recently passed away at the age of 106. A young soldier falling on a grenade to save the lives of his fellow soldiers is another example of a hero. We also have heroes who enter burning buildings to save lives. It is difficult to predict how a person will react when faced with life and death decisions. We would all like to be heroes. But, when faced with extreme situations, some find they are unable to react. Here is a story of some who were able to get it done.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJohn Wilson grew up in Great Falls, Montana. He was a music major at the University of Montana. In 1966 he joined the U.S. Navy Band in Washington D.C. He has performed at the White House for 8 living presidents, many .