How a former Marine found himself living under an exit ramp

Bobbitt is originally from the Raleigh, North Carolina, area.

As a panhandler in Philadelphia, the homeless veteran is comforted by a few friends who have found themselves in a similar situation.

But prior to that, he was a paramedic, his Facebook posts depict.

One post dated September 201, said Bobbitt not only provided "non-emergency transports" as a paramedic, but also "provided advanced life support" ambulance transportation. His Facebook posts also detail a relationship gone wrong in 2014 and how hard it was for Bobbitt to recover.

"Today makes one month apart. Hands down, absolutely the worst month of my entire life," he wrote in November 2014.

Before becoming a paramedic, Bobbitt had a stint in the Marines where he was an ammunition technician, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

He has now been homeless for more than a year, the newspaper said. Bobbitt and McClure have since formed a friendship. It's been a welcome development for the veteran, who was sleeping under a highway just four days ago.

In fact, he had to wear sunglasses during his interview on "Good Morning America" Sunday due to an eye infection caused from wearing contact lenses too long while living on the street. "You don't have comforts of home," Bobbitt said. "Normal things become struggle."

"It does get kind of lonely out there. People treat you differently ... when you're homeless," he admitted. "People don’t look at you the same."

Bobbitt said McClure and D'Amico, however, "treat me like a regular person."

With more than 12,000 people donating to Bobbitt to help him get back on his feet, many are wondering what he plans to do with the windfall. Bobbitt said along with securing a place to live, and perhaps buying a used truck, he's thinking long and hard about it. "I want to change my life, but you know it just happened," he said. "I need to time to figure it all out."

McClure, a Florence, New Jersey, resident, has also arranged meetings with a financial planner and a lawyer to help the veteran.

"I just want to do the right thing," Bobbitt continued, noting that he plans to donate some of the money to organizations that help those in need.

"This money was given to help me. Why not help other people in similar situations or people that are actively helping other people in different situations?" he said.

"Everybody out there is facing some kind of struggle, so if I can touch their life, the way mine was touched, [it'd be] an amazing feeling," Bobbitt said. "I want to feel the feeling on the opposite end."