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Old 20th May 2020, 04:27
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Islandlad
 
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Originally Posted by Dominoe
According to the BBC department of leaks it is Congratulations to Capt Tom Moore on your well deserved Knighthood.
However, I am still of the mindset that Captain Eric Winkle Brown also deserved a very well earned Knighthood. (And thats from an ex Crab as well!). it just goes to show the power of publicity.
Gone but not forgotten. Just saying.
Tom Moore has got swept along in the publicity of the day. Chuck him one from all of us, for all of us.

Originally Posted by Fly3
Wholeheartedly agree. Both much more deserving than the usual Luvvies and politicians who get it.
Sir Eric Winkle Brown? No. Don't lower him to celeb statut please. They were all better than that. The ones who died and the ones who lived to write their books.


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