Posted on 04/30/2020 6:06:39 AM PDT by knighthawk
Captain Tom Moore, a retired army officer who shot to fame after raising more than £29 million ($NZ59 million) by walking laps around his garden, has been promoted to a honorary colonel and will be honoured with a military fly-by ahead of his 100th birthday.
The veteran drew attention around the world this month with his goal to raise £1000 for the NHS while walking 100 laps around his garden.
In the end, he raised more than £29.3 million ($NZ59.5 million) with his efforts.
(Excerpt) Read more at tvnz.co.nz ...
Video’s of flyby on Dutch blog:
That’s a heck of alot of backpay...
Get promoted for running laps?
My gym teacher would have made me a four-star General.
Living past 100 years is really something, but continuing to make a strong impact on the world at that age is something again.
He really made the grade.
Shot right past Major??
I saw that story on NBC news. Very cute! This old gent deserves the attention far more than most people.
Guy just can’t stand being around his wife, I suppose....
My grandfather walked ten miles a day until he was 91. When the weather was bad, he’d do hundreds of laps in his apartment basement.
In his late 80’s he went for a stress test. They finally gave up when they couldn’t get his heart rate to rise.
Raising money for the NHS? It’ll go to some bureaucrat who decides how to limit care.
The Greatest Generation can't stop being great.
I'm such an underachiever.
What would Ground Control have to say about that?
Grandma used to drive grandpa nuts. He’d go out in the garage to load ammo. He spent a lot of time out there on ammo and tractors. LOL.
“Can you hear me Col. Tom?”
Just doesn’t have the same ring to it... :(
My Grandmother got lost in her own apartment one night. Not near as much exercise to that.
'He’s just a wonderful man': how Captain Tom became a superstar fundraiser
What, they don't have any malls in NZ?
The NHS, last I knew, is the UK largest employer.
Over a million employees.
How many do you suppose actually see patients?
That’s why the “clap for carers” crap infuriates me.
This isn’t about decent patient care. It’s about preserving and protecting the status quo.
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