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By invitation of Gov. John Hickenlooper, the Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mike Loh hosts family members of deployed Colorado National Guard members Dec. 13, 2017, at the Boettcher Mansion “Colorado’s Home.”
The governor’s mansion is decorated for the holidays and ready to welcome the children and spouses of deployed CONG members.
Senior CONG leaders attended and visited with the families while children enjoyed crafts, cookies, milk, cider and cocoa.
“National Guard families make sacrifices while their loved ones serve,” Loh said. “Family support is critical to our readiness to support the warfight and protect the homeland.”
Santa Claus arrived during the event in a festively decorated High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle or Humvee. There was a holiday storybook reading by Loh of "How NORAD saved Christmas," and photos with Santa.
(U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Maj. Darin Overstreet)
NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command) is a joint military organization between the United States and Canada that is responsible for monitoring and defending North American airspace. Every year, NORAD tracks the movements of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve as he delivers presents to children around the world. This tradition began in 1955 when a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. store advertised a phone number for children to call and talk to Santa. However, the phone number was misprinted, and instead of reaching Santa, children ended up reaching the CONAD (the predecessor of NORAD) Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The officers on duty, in the spirit of the holiday season, played along and gave the children updates on Santa's location. The tradition has continued every year since, and today, NORAD uses its advanced technology and radar systems to track Santa's journey around the world.