100-year-old British army veteran Tom Moore granted knighthood
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Artist Sam Bailey put the finishing touches to a mural acknowledging the work being done by the NHS, emergency services and the fundraising exploits of Captain Tom Moore.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Captain Tom Moore gestured after he was issued with The Yorkshire Regiment Medal and appointed Honorary Colonel at his home in Marston Moretaine, England.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tobias Weller, who has cerebral palsy and autism, was cheered on by neighbors as he walked along the street outside his home in Sheffield, England. Weller, 9, who cannot stand or walk unaided, has been inspired by recent endeavours of Captain Tom Moore and is aiming to complete a marathon on his daily exercise walks, fundraising for Sheffield Children's Hospital and Paces School charities.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A policeman passed a Happy Birthday banner to mark the 100th birthday of Second World War veteran Captain Tom Moore, close to his home in Marston Moretaine, England.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast of a Spitfire and a Hurricane passed over the home of Second World War veteran Captain Tom Moore, to mark his 100th birthday in Marston Moretaine, England.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Captain Tom Moore, right, alongside Lieutenant Thomas Miller after he was issued with The Yorkshire Regiment Medal and appointed Honorary Colonel at his home in Marston Moretaine, England.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A customised balloon of Captain Tom Moore was being delivered to the home of the Second World War veteran as he celebrated his 100th birthday, in Bedford, England.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A new mural tribute to WW1 veteran Tom Moore on his 100th birthday in Clonduff, east Belfast, Northern Ireland.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Artist Sam Bailey put the finishing touches to a mural acknowledging the work being done by the NHS, emergency services and the fundraising exploits of Captain Tom Moore.ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this handout family photo taken during the World War II, Soviet Army sergeant Zinaida Korneva, now a World War II veteran, was one of a few photos she showed during her interview with the Associated Press in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday. Inspired by Captain Tom Moore's renowned fund-raising effort amid the coronavirus pandemic, Korneva has launched her own effort to gather contributions for the families of doctors and nurses who have died of the infection.ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this family photo taken by Dmitry Panov, Zinaida Korneva, World War II veteran, showed the socks she knitted for Thomas Moore, a British World War II veteran who raised millions of pounds for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday, during her interview with the Associated Press in St. Petersburg, Russia.ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this handout family photo taken by Dmitry Panov, the socks with St. George's ribbon, which Zinaida Korneva, World War II veteran knitted for Thomas Moore, a British World War II veteran who raised millions of pounds for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday, prepared to send are displayed in St. Petersburg, Russia.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Captain Tom Moore gestured at his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England.