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They added, “The care our father received from the NHS and carers over the last few weeks and years of his life has been extraordinary. They have been unfalteringly professional, kind, and compassionate and have given us many more years with him than we ever would have imagined.”
Tom Moore celebrates his 100th birthday, with an RAF flypast provided by a Spitfire and a Hurricane over his home on April 30, 2020, in Marston Moretaine, England. (Emma Sohl - Capture the Light Photography via Getty Images)
A decorated British Army veteran who served in India and Burma, now known as Myanmar, in World War II, Moore became a national hero in England after he completed 100 laps of an 82-foot walk on the brick patio next to his garden in Marston Moretaine, to raise money for the National Health Service in Britain. He raised 32.8 million pounds, or $40 million, for the N.H.S. through an online charity service and drew praise from people around the world.