Three Vietnam veteran military pilots
As the years compile, three Vietnam veteran military pilots die on
Christmas Eve. They are met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
'In
honor of this holy season' Saint Peter said, 'Regardless of your past
transgressions, you must each possess something that symbolizes
Christmas to pass into heaven.'
The old
Air Force F-4 Phantom pilot from Austin, Texas fumbled through his
flight suit arm pocket pushes the crushed pack of Marlboros aside and
pulled out a zippo lighter. He flicked it on and says, "It represents
an Advent candle".
Saint Peter is pleased and tells him 'You may pass through the pearly gates'.
The
A-6 Intruder Navy pilot (who had spent five years in the Corps) from
Bemidji, Minnesota is not sure he can produce a holiday symbol but pats
his pockets for anything that might represent Christmas. After a
frantic two minutes he finds what he's looking for. Jamming his right
hand into his left breast pocket he pulled out a set of keys with a blue
puff Pom pom. He shakes them in front of Saint Peter and said,
'They're Christmas bells.'
Saint Peter ponders for a moment shrugs his shoulders and said 'You may pass through the pearly gates'.
Finally
the third Aviator takes his turn in front of Saint Peter. The Army
Cobra Helicopter pilot from Raeford, North Carolina knows he must
impress the saint if he's ever to walk the golden streets of heaven. He
started searching desperately through his Nomex flight suit, tossing
out an old E-6B flight computer, an expired VFR sectional chart, a 1:50
map of the impact range area, a half eaten Moon Pie, a pair of Ray Ban
sunglasses, and finally finds something he knows can be associated with
the holiday season. He stretches down unzips his lower left leg pocket,
reaches in and pulled out a pair of hot pink women's bikini panties!
St.
Peter pauses, looked at the Chief Warrant Officer with raised eyebrows
then asked, 'Now just what do those symbolize for the Christmas season?'
The crusty old Attack Helicopter pilot holds them up, grins and replied, 'These are Carols.'
And So The Christmas Season
Begins......