In two relatively small rooms, everyone who made the trip despite the snow and fog were able to view not only a vast collection of unique archival and historical documents, but also, for example, the remains of mortar shells that struck the TANGO-23 Repetitor outpost and killed two of our soldiers—Luděk Zeman and Petr Valeš. A video was then playing on the TV screen, edited from footage our soldiers had filmed themselves right in the thick of the action, when they had no idea whether they would make it home safely.
During the morning, we naturally also found time to further develop the plans we had begun to formulate together at our first meeting in September at the Community Center for War Veterans in Prague. Among other things, we sought—and apparently found—a way to ensure that next year’s exhibition reaches as many people as possible. It deserves this not only for its quality but especially for the message it conveys. And, of course, special knives were also part of our plans.
Our support for the Czech Army and, in particular, military veterans is long-term and systematic. The “War Veteran” project has played the biggest role in this; thanks to it, we have already donated 300 thousand crowns to the Military Solidarity Fund. Additional contributions are quickly accumulating thanks to the number of Storm and Repetitor knives sold and will be handed over to the fund at the earliest suitable opportunity.