A 70-year-old Navy Veteran from Milwaukee who says he’s still working just to keep up with bills is now the Wisconsin face of a national effort to support veterans in need after his granddaughter nominated him for a social media-driven fundraising campaign.
Ronald Edmonds, a Navy veteran who served 12 years, is part of “For Your Service,” a project created by social media kindness creator Sam Weidenhoffer that honors veterans in all 50 states. A GoFundMe was started to help Edmonds with medical bills and housing costs as he continues working at Walmart in Greenfield.
Watch: How one Milwaukee County veteran who was forced to return to work due to medical bills and housing costs is getting financial help thanks to a national campaign.
70-year-old Milwaukee veteran still working gets help through national campaign
Edmonds said his return to work wasn’t a choice.
“I wasn’t supposed to go back to work, but I told the doctor I had to because I need the money,” Edmonds said…