WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Trooper Ben Gardner with the Kansas Highway Patrol announced that he is retiring after 26 years of service.

He made the announcement via Facebook on Monday:

Of all the posts I’ve ever made, this one may be the most important. A significant shift from what life has been…

This evening, I sat at my laptop and typed the words that made it real. I sent the email. My official notice of retirement.

For years, I’ve struggled with this decision. Do I hold on longer, or do I take the step forward?

So many of us wait.

Wait until 5 PM.

Wait for Friday.

Wait for summer.

Wait for adulthood.

Wait for happiness.

Always waiting for the right moment.

But in the waiting, we miss living in the now.

After over 26 years of service, I am fatigued. Deeply fatigued…

That fatigu

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