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lovely story coming up a 99 year old war
veteran has decided to walk 100 lengths
of his back garden
he wants to raise money for the nhs
every day
i'm doing about 10 what i call a lot
of the house i do 10 each day
so that eventually i'll get the 100.
you're an inspiration to us all and we
thank
let's give a big round of applause
laps of his garden during lockdown all
of the money going to nhs charities a
guard of honor
from the first battalion the yorkshire
regiment
inches to go and there he is
congratulations
well done i'm surrounded by the right
sorts of people
so well yes i feel fine i hope you're
all feeling fine too
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the the services i got from all these
doctors and nurses
was absolutely outstanding and
such nice people too
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it's a wonderful story at a time where
frankly everybody needed it i'm a great
believer that
that people are fundamentally kind and
this is just the most wonderful way to
show it
i don't know how what are you meant to
feel like when you get to be a hundred
i've never been a hundred before so i
already
i really can't tell you what difference
it is from yesterday today
or maybe tomorrow captain tom
a point of light in all our lives that
is exactly what you are
so on behalf of the whole country thank
you and have a very special
100th birthday
to get led letters from the royal family
really is something which i never ever
anticipated because they are to me such
good
people
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there is a letter here uh from the chief
of the general staff
that conveys your appointment to become
the honorary colonel
of our army foundation college up in
harrogate that really is one of the
greatest honours anybody could get
i just need to say congratulations
because you are the uk's
official number one that really is truly
amazing isn't it
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captain sir tom moore good morning
congratulations how does it feel to be
a knight of the realm this morning i
certainly feel
that i've been given a very outstanding
honor by the queen and the prime
minister
it's the most beautiful story in the
most bleak of times and
he's given us a beacon of light it's
it's wonderful
i never ever anticipate ever in my life
anything like this
it really is about amazing and i'm
saying to everyone thank you very much
to everyone
wherever you are
you