Tears flow as a police chief delivers his heartfelt last radio call. The law enforcement officer nearly loses it as he signs off from duty for the last time. Watch the short but powerful video to see and hear the moment filled with tears.

Most people have the lifelong goal of retirement. They look forward to the moment when they can kick back, put up their feet, take it easy and not have to worry about going to a 9-to-5 job. That’s the dream, right? What could be better than that?

That’s what most people strive for and work toward until that day actually arrives. That final day before retirement is often bittersweet and filled with many emotions. No one can or even wants to work for the rest of their lives. But when tears are shed on that day, it’s typically not because of the work; it’s because of their coworkers and the friendships they’ve made along the way.

In a clip posted on YouTube, a police chief in Kentucky was turning in his badge and gun at the end of his shift. It was his last day on duty, and the video shows that he knew how to make it a special moment. He picked up his granddaughter from school so she could be with him when she signed off for the last time.

“After 29 years of wearing this badge with pride and the past 14 years as your chief, the time has come to hang it up,” he says into the radio.

The chief says all this while he gets emotional as the gravity of the situation starts to hit him.

As he speaks into the radio, his 10-year-old granddaughter is in the passenger seat bawling. But she wasn’t the only family member on hand for the unique, emotional moment. The chief’s daughter filmed the chief’s final sign-off.

What a beautiful moment!  We wish the former chief the best in retirement.

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.”