Elderly veteran-Walmart worker says he's like a bird out of a cage after retiring with over $108,000 donation

An 82-year-old Navy veteran says he's like a bird out of a cage after receiving over $108,000 in GoFundMe donations that enabled him to retire from Walmart.

Elderly veteran-Walmart worker says he's like a bird out of a cage after retiring with over $108,000 GoFundMe donation

Butch Marion told "America Reports" on Monday, "I'm like a bird out of a cage now,” while describing how free he will become after the retirement.

He expressed gratitude for the donations and said: "It's so overwhelming and it's so big.” I can't even put my arms around it to tell you the truth. It's so amazing how good people are from around the world. Now, this ain't just here... and why was I, out of everybody, the one picked?”

Marion was working as a cashier in Walmart when a customer walked into the store and filmed him ringing up items in the checkout line.

The customer who happened to be a bug extermination business owner, Rory McCarty, later posted the video on TikTok. McCarty explained how his faith in Jesus Christ prompted him to give back. After seeing a video about Elizabeth Rizzo, who raised over $133,000 for an elderly woman, he wanted to do the same.

"As a business owner, it's hard for me to find good help," McCarty reflected on Marion’s work ethic, "I'm expanding and so when I went into Walmart, I seen this man leaning over and working and I was just blown away... The Lord, just prompted me to get my video out and I did and I started videotaping him."

Marion, a grandfather, had previously worked at General Motors, but retired so he could take care of his ex-wife’s husband. After his death, Marion took care of his ex-wife and later returned to work following her passing.

McCarty’s TikTok video led the Navy veteran to receive over $108,000 in just two days. Marion said he will use the funds to pay off his bills, give back to others and visit his daughters down south after five years away.

"I would like to thank everybody around the world that gave me this," Marion said.

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