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Internet raises $1M for veteran after he reveals he works at supermarket after losing pension#shorts
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2:01Now PlayingChristmas came early this year for a man who well deserves it.
An 88-year-old Army veteran has gone viral after the heartbreaking revelation that he works five days a week at a local grocery store to help make ends meet, sparking a wave of generosity from kindhearted shoppers who rallied to raise well over a million dollars for his retirement.
Ed Bambas, a cashier at the Meijer store in Brighton, Michigan, lost his pension 13 years ago and despite his age is now forced to work 40 hours a week — a full-time schedule — because “he doesn’t have enough income.”
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Samuel Weidenhofer fundraiser for Ed Bambas:
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#veterans #michigan
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