You mean like Toys for Tots? Yeah, that's a real waste of our resources!
Posted on 12/24/2012 5:43:19 PM PST by smoothsailing
Now, that’s what I call Christmas spirit! Thank you!
>> but drinks up your best Scotch!
Kinda’ crossing the line with the Scotch. LOL!
It is a cheap reminder to people that NORAD and the air forces do track and escort objects in and near North American airspace. There is a reason for their existence.
You mean like Toys for Tots? Yeah, that's a real waste of our resources!
Dammit cratchet you use a piece of coal last week....
Well, truth be told, ya really gotta leave a little nip out for the old guy :-)
Why Did NORAD Start Tracking Santa? >>
I don’t know, probably they wanted santa to stop on by and deliver some presents maybe some good weather predicting instruments so they can actually do their jobs properly.
Being in the Air Defense Command at that time the thought never crossed our mind that we were wasting either time or money. It was great publicity for the services we provided to the nation, namely protection from unfriendly aircraft entering our airspace with unfriendly purposes. We were going to be there anyway, because we never closed. We were truly open 24/7. Personally, I found it very enjoyable from 1956 until 1968, and I never collected an overtime check for it.
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