88-year-old veteran working five days a week can finally retire after receiving $1.5 million from strangers

We all live in the hope that we’ll be taken care of when we’re old and gray. Whether that’s by our families or by a societal support system, the most important thing is that we’re looked after and provided with warmth, food, and company.

Sadly, the reality is that’s not always the case. Sure, some countries have initiatives and failsafes in place to ensure that their elderly don’t fall through the cracks and suffer as a result of not being able to bring in a salary anymore, but there are also plenty that don’t place an emphasis on seeing to the needs of that portion of the population who have left their most productive days behind them.

A heartwarming story is capturing the attention of the internet this week concerning an 88-year-old US Army veteran who is finally being given the opportunity to retire.

88, we’re sure you’ll agree, is no age to be toiling and stressing over how to make ends meet. Yet that’s what Ed Bambas has been doing for the past few years, despite having initially retired from his job at General Motors (GM) back in 1999.