Tracking Santa
The official NORAD Santa Tracking site went live as of midnight. 
According to the site, the US Military started tracking Santa when a Colorado Springs Sears store inadvertently misprinted Santa’s phone number and children started calling what was then the Continental Air Defense Command. Possessed by the true spirit of Christmas, Director of Operations Col. Harry Shoup had the radar operators check their screens so they could provide updates on Santa’s progress to the kids who called in. The tradition was born, and the Christmas Eve updates continued even after CONAD joined with the Canadian military to form NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Col. Shoup passed away earlier this year, but his legacy lives on. NORAD’s Santa team also posts updates to Facebook and Twitter.
Colonel Harry Shoup. Christmas Hero. (Photo from NORAD Santa website)
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