Remnant Recap

• What Happened:
  A viral TikTok highlighted the story of 88-year-old Army veteran Ed Bambas, whose pension was wiped out after GM’s bankruptcy.

• Why It Matters:
  Bambas has been working full-time for years to survive after losing his retirement benefits and his wife’s healthcare coverage.

• Bottom Line:
  Americans raised over $1.2 million to help the veteran finally retire with financial security.

An 88-year-old U.S. Army veteran has received an outpouring of support from people across the country after his story went viral online. Ed Bambas, who lost his pension when General Motors collapsed in 2009, has been working full-time just to survive. Now, thanks to internet users, he may finally get the retirement he earned decades ago.

HEARTWARMING SUPPORT: More than $1 million has been raised for 88-year-old veteran Ed Bambas, who goes viral after sharing that he is still working full-time at a Michigan supermarket following the loss of his pension.

Organizers say they are setting up a secure trust to ensure… pic.twitter.com/N6CN6IgdnI

— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 3, 2025

Bambas retired from GM in 1999 expecting stability. But when GM filed for bankruptcy, nearly 20,000 workers from its Delphi subsidiary saw their pensions and retirement benefits wiped out. For Bambas, the loss was devastating.

😥🇺🇸 88-year-old Army vet Ed Bambas still washing cars 8 hours a day, 5 days a week! lost wife, no pension. No hero should grind like this at his age.

Help him retire with dignity. Donate here: https://t.co/MJvyZvIeXd#RetireEd pic.twitter.com/S5ts9UMJUg

— AGNEWSLIVE (@AMErikaNGIRLLL) December 2, 2025

“The thing that hurt me the most was when my wife was really sick,” he told influencer Sam Weidenhofer. “And when they took the pension, they also took the healthcare coverage and all but $10,000 of my life insurance. So I sold my house, sold the property I had, and we made it through.”

His wife passed away in 2018, leaving him to rebuild his life once again. At an age when most Americans enjoy retirement, Bambas had to return to the workforce.

Army veteran Ed Bambas, 88, reveals he works full time at supermarket after losing pension — internet rallies to raise over $1M https://t.co/wtLl8BWwtF pic.twitter.com/3byzJ01mRY

— New York Post (@nypost) December 3, 2025

“I’m fortunate God gave me enough body to be strong enough to stand there for eight, eight-and-a-half hours a day,” he told WXYZ.

Weidenhofer learned about Bambas from a follower and set out to find him in Michigan. After recording his story and sharing it on TikTok, the internet responded with extraordinary generosity.

In just days, more than $1.2 million was raised to support the veteran — enough to help him retire with dignity after years of hardship.

For Bambas, the unexpected blessing is nothing short of life-changing.