King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHRISTMAS ALA CIC IT WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON BOARD THE KING FLIGHT SCHEDULES, SAR DUTIES LIGHT, WE WERE NOT DOING A THING THE OFFICERS IN THE WARDROOM, ON THE MESSDECKS THE CREW MEN ON WATCH, FROM BRIDGE TO FANTAIL, JUST NAMING A FEW THEN ON THE PIRAZ CIRCUIT, WITH A LEAP AND A BOUND, EVENT ONE CHRISTMAS CHECKED INTO RED CROWN. I LAUGHED TILL I SHOOK, A REAL JOY JUST TO HEAR, THE FAT LITTLE FLIGHTLEADER WAS CHECKING IN REINDEER. CALLING BY NAME NOT NUMBER I JUST COULD NOT WAIT TO SEE IF THE NINTH, RUDOLPH, WOULD SHOW UP LATE HE CHECKED IN LAST WITH NOSE BEACON SO BRIGHT THE COMPLETE ID MADE, THEY FLEW OFF INTO THE NIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN SO ACCURATE, ANYONE COULD SEE BY FAR THAT SLED AND REINDEER WOULD SOON HEAD FOR NORTH SAR FROM KITTYHAWK TO RANGER THEN ONTO CORAL SEA THE PROVIDENCE, BELKNAP AND DALE THEN UP TO WILTSIE HE MADE US A LOW PASS AND YELLED SECURE THE MORTARS, COME INTO THE WIND, GREEN DECK, CALL AWAY FLIGHT QUARTERS WITH PRECISION AND ACTIONS, THE HANDLING SO WELL HE SET ALL HIS FLIGHT DOWN ON OUR FANTAIL HE BROUGHT US PEACE, CHEER, UNDERSTANDING ALL THESE AND MORE HE BROUGHT GIFTS OF A KIND NOT FOUND AT SHIP'S STORE OVER THE CIRCUIT SANTA TALKED, I WILL PASS IT ONTO YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS KINGSMEN, THANKS FROM ME, FOR THE FINE WORK YOU DO. . . L. E. GLEASON RD1 USN SANTA'S FLIGHT FOLLOWER I s

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