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UK veteran's fundraising hits 30m pounds on his 100th birthday

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-05-01 07:32

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Former British Army Officer Captain Tom Moore, appointed the first Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, stands with Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Miller next to his medals and gifts that he received for his birthday in Bedford, Britain, April 29, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

Among the birthday greetings was a personalized card from the Queen Elizabeth II and a recorded special message from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in which he said the veteran was "a point of light in all our lives".

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