Captain Sir Tom Moore told junior soldiers the world is their oyster as he carried out his first duty as honorary colonel at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate
"That will go on and on, just as it has for me. It's a long time since I was in the forces but I have still got comrades wherever I go. It really is a magnificent unit to be in."
He said he didn't have a passing-out parade when he first trained, and was instead"thrown into it" and left to"get on with it".The veteran also presented several awards and watched a flypast by two Apache helicopters. Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Simon Farebrother said it was an"absolute priority" to have Sir Tom take the salute and that the soldiers were thrilled."He's a proper celebrity and he's a brilliant spokesman for the college as well."
Lt Col Farebrother said the college had been very careful to make the parade COVID-19 secure, as"any virus coming in or out is unacceptable" while 350 teenagers remained in training at the base. Sir Tom's fundraising efforts made headlines all over the world when the pandemic began and his original goal to get £1,000 for the NHS ended up in the tens of millions.
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