[antiRepublicrat]

I disagree with a lot of Kolbe's views on Jews and capitalism, but you can't say anything bad about a man who would give his life for a stranger. It is inspirational.

Except for the motive of the switch and its effect on the survivor, this reminds me of the Anthony Hopkins movie The Tenth Man.

[Salvation]

He was a very holy man -- Read some of the threads linked above. And read A Man for Others by Patricia Treece -- a great book about him with first hand information of friends, acquaintances, even his captors.