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\nColonel Tom Moore<\/p>\n
\nColonel Tom Moore<\/p>\n
Colonel Tom Moore, affectionately known as “Captain Tom,” served as a British Army Officer in WWII in India, the Burma campaign, and Sumatra against the Japanese. On 6 April 2020, at the age of 99, he began to walk laps of his garden in aid of NHS Charities Together<\/a>, with the goal of raising \u00a31,000 by his hundredth birthday. He overshot his mark.<\/p>\n Mason, of course, sends.<\/p>\n The 100-year-old war veteran has raised more than \u00a332 million for NHS charities.<\/strong><\/em> “Captain Tom” Moore, the 100-year-old war veteran who raised more than \u00a332 million (almost $40 million) for NHS charities by walking laps around his garden, is set to receive a knighthood.<\/p>\n Downing Street confirmed the news on Tuesday, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling Moore “a beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus.”<\/p>\n “Colonel Tom\u2019s fantastic fundraising broke records, inspired the whole country and provided us all with a beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus,” Johnson said in a statement.<\/p>\n “On behalf of everyone who has been moved by his incredible story, I want to say a huge thank you. He’s a true national treasure.”<\/p>\n Queen Elizabeth has approved the knighthood, and it will be formally announced tomorrow.<\/p>\n She also acknowledged Moore with a personalized birthday card. While it’s become tradition for the Queen to send letters to all British centenarians celebrating birthdays, Moore’s contained a message specific to his efforts.<\/p>\n “I am so pleased to know that you are celebrating your one hundredth birthday on 30th April, 2020,” it read. “I was also most interested to hear of your recent fundraising efforts for NHS Charities Together at this difficult time. I send my congratulations and best wishes to you on such a special occasion.”<\/p>\n Both Prince William and his stepmother, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, also wrote to Moore to congratulate him on his successful fundraising.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the rest of the article here: Town and Country Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n Hand Salute. Ready, Two!<\/p>\n Thanks, Mason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth Approves a Knighthood for Captain Tom Moore<\/h3>\n
\nBY CAROLINE HALLEMANN<\/strong><\/p>\n