An 88-year-old Army veteran, who was forced to work full-time after losing his pension, is finally retiring after supporters raised more than $1.2 million (£902,000) to help him rebuild his life

An 88-year-old Army veteran who has spent years working full-time to stay afloat is finally preparing for retirement after supporters raised more than $1.2 million (£902,000) to help him rebuild his life.

Ed Bambas had expected a quiet old age when he left General Motors (GM) in 1999. Instead, the pensioner was forced into jobs at a hardware store and later as a cashier at a supermarket after the pension he earned through decades of service was wiped out. Mr Bambas said: "I felt comfortable. I felt I had a stable financial footing. I owned my house."

He added that in those years, he and his

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