An 88-year-old army veteran from Michigan, who gained internet fame after a video of him explaining that he had to work in a grocery store to make ends meet went viral, is set to receive almost $2,000,000 thanks to thousands of strangers who donated to fund his retirement.

Ed Bambas caught the attention of Australian content creator Sam Weidenhofer, known for his videos about spreading kindness, after a person familiar with the store where Bambas works nominated him in the comments of one of Weidenhofer’s videos.

In the now-viral TikTok posted on Monday, Weidenhofer approaches Bambas, asking him his age and why he still has to work.

@itssozer

88 year old veteran still working.. 😭❤️ (donate in B1O) #love #kind #veteran

♬ original sound – Samuel Weidenhofer

Bambas said he had

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