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Rejected petition Name a Hospital after Captain Tom Moore who raised £14millon for the NHS

Name a NHS hospital after Captain Tom Moore aged 99 that has raised over £14million for the NHS in a time of national emergency. He has made the UK SMILE AGAIN.

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THE MAN IS A HERO AND HAS GIVEN THE COUNTRY A GOOD FEEL FEELING IN A TIME OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND WE SHOULD SHOW OUR APPRECATION BACK TO HIM

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