text:  After working at Mammoth Cave for almost 20 years, Jerry retired in 2022. He says the years spent at the cave were in honor of the Bransfords who came before him. My ancestors left here, and then shortly after they left, it was as though they were never here, you know. I've worked for somebody else for a lot of years, but I've given my all working here at Mammoth Cave and trying, in a decent way, to share with America a true American story.