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Old 04-18-20, 11:36 AM   #1
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Default 99 year old Captain Tom Moore his walk

Some of us have been down in the dumps due to this COVID 19 and what it has done to our lives over the last few months.

We are battling an invisible enemy, one that has taken lives accross the globe and put many perfectly fit able people into hospitals.
This virus has decimated economies, put unbareable strain on healthcare services, stretched the people in the vital sectors to the limit.

Coming from the sector i do (Logistics and Transport) it has been up to us to supply the needs of everyone during this crisis, however it is truely down to the medical staff like my sister who does battle every single day in the hospitals to save peoples lives.

Together we each have a role to play.

One single man has bought back the spirit of what it means to be unified with a common cause, the difference is this is not the first time this man has witnessed his country unify for a common cause.

In his time 99 year old Captain Tom Moore was conscripted into the British Army to fight the Nazi menace that was wageing across Europe, Tom would have witnessed the people rise up with a common goal to defeat tyrany.

Today that same man has taught a nation full of people that have never known such a national unity how we can come together for a common cause and how we can overcome the adversity.
Captain Tom is 99 years old and pledged to walk 100 lengths of his 25 meter garden, for a lot of people that would be an easy feat but for someone who is at his age and time of life this is a major achievement.

This man has done more for the moral of the UK and also around the world (they are talking about him here in Canada and the USA) than any pop star or celebrity in my view.

This man has currently raised 23 million pound so far he was only aiming for 1000 pounds.

I sincerely hope this man gets knighted for services to his country past and present, an inspiration to us all that no matter how old together we can achieve.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-...herts-52333127
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