{"id":106192,"date":"2020-10-14T09:30:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T13:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=106192"},"modified":"2020-10-14T08:55:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T12:55:18","slug":"captain-sir-tom-moore-gets-discount-fare-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=106192","title":{"rendered":"Captain Sir Tom Moore Gets Discount Fare Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The British government has provided a World War II veteran with the first available rail card, as part of a planned program to increase British veterans’ benefits.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-54526866<\/a><\/p>\n

From the article:\u00a0 Captain Sir Tom Moore has been presented with the first new discount railcard for military veterans.<\/b><\/p>\n

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The card allows some 830,000 veterans not eligible for existing railcards to get a discount off fares.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At his Bedfordshire home, Sir Tom, who served in World War Two, was presented with the card by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The veteran raised almost \u00a333m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden before his 100th birthday in April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sir Tom said: “This is a wonderful occasion to accept the first veterans’ railcard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It is a rare opportunity to show thanks and gratitude to veterans and this railcard is a necessary recognition and investment in veterans,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Shapps said he was “delighted” to present Sir Tom with the scheme’s first card. – article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The amount of the veterans’ discount is a third off the standard railfare costs. That can be quite a savings if you have to travel a lot, and right now, anything that drops the cost of something is welcome.<\/p>\n

Sir Tom was knighted by the Queen back in July in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle. He is one tough bird.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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