Heartbreak as Vietnam veteran, 82, with incredible work ethic says he can't afford to retire from janitor job at Las Vegas McDonald's

An 82-year-old McDonald's worker who is simply a Vietnam seasoned is incapable discontinue his occupation because he cannot spend to retire. 

Edward Eubanks has worked astatine nan Henderson McDonald's - conscionable extracurricular of Las Vegas - since 2009, wherever he keeps nan eating room successful tip-top style by cleaning nan tables, stocking nan portion position and sweeping nan floors. 

'I show them I americium Mr. Ed, aka nan hamburger man,' he told News 3 Las Vegas while wearing a hamburger hat. 

The seasoned has been moving diligently since his early 20s, starting by helping his dada erstwhile he was younger to fighting successful nan war. 

His longest employment stint was erstwhile he worked for Nevada National Security Site for 26 years, wherever he was a radiation monitor. 

'That was interesting,' he told nan outlet. 'I worked from 1964 to, I think, 1999.' 

After that, he worked arsenic an adjunct to a section handyman and now McDonald's. 

Throughout his life, he hasn't been capable to prevention for his status pinch immoderate of nan erstwhile jobs he's held, he told nan section news outlet, but he still hopes to 1 day. 

But for now, he's enjoying his clip pinch his coworkers and nan customers astatine McDonald's. 

As for his motto: 'If you laughter a batch and support moving, you've sewage it made.'  

A organization personnel started a GoFundMe to thief springiness nan older man immoderate financial relief. 

Abraham A. Cruz wrote: 'He is 82 YO and specified a bully guy, difficult worker and really bully guy. I'm not pretending to make him rich, but I'm beautiful judge we tin springiness him immoderate relief.' 

More than 30 percent of those supra 50 don't expect to person capable money to retire, according to AARP. 

And among adults who regularly prevention for retirement, only 36 percent judge they'll yet person capable to beryllium financially unafraid astatine their existent savings rate, while 33 percent are assured they won't person capable money. 

As of Saturday, nan fundraising efforts person garnered $10,525, which is $25 much than its $10,500 goal.