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TikTok raised over $100,000 so this 82-year-old U.S. Navy Veteran could quit his Walmart job

Screengrab from TikTok video showing Walmart worker Butch Marion (Credit: TikTok: @bug_boys; Rory McCarthy)

Another elderly Walmart employee has had their life completely changed after TikTokers raised over $100,000 so that they could retire. 

Butch Marion, 82, has been able to quit his job as a cashier at the retailer in Cumberland, Md. thanks to the efforts of creator Rory McCarthy, who posted a video of the worker on Dec. 17, asking his followers to help. McCarthy's video received over 3.3 million views. 

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