NORAD: Watchdog of the Skies.
World and I, August, 2002 by Lorden, Mike
The events of September 11, 2001, have changed the lives of every American. They have definitely changed the lives of the men and women who monitored the radars and, horror-stricken, witnessed firsthand the four airliners crash into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field that fateful morning.
Almost 1,800 miles away from the sites of the terrorist attacks, a military group scrutinized the radar screens before them. They maintained a constant vigil for any possible threat against North America. Their mission statement was to watch for and detect any airborne perils originating from outside the boundaries of the continent.
Their mission statement continues today, with an addendum. Now the men and women of the North...
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