#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
#bead  ,,an ,,act  ,to r5ame ! ,provo   
,vet]ans ,c5t] 9 ,orem1 ,utah1 z ! ,col4
 ,gail ,s4 ,halvors5 ,c&y ,bomb]        
,vet]ans ,c5t]4  #a4 ,designation ( !   
,col4 ,gail ,s4 ,halvors5 ,c&y ,bomb]   
,vet]ans ,c5t]  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,gail ,halvors5 0   
born 9 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah1 on     
,octob] #aj1 #aibj1 & sp5t 8 y\? ) 8    
family on small f>ms 9 ,utah & ,idaho4  
7#b7 ,aft] a brief /9t at ,utah ,/ate   
,univ]sity1 ,gail ,halvors5 jo9$ !      
,civilian ,pilot ,tra9+ ,program :]e he 
e>n$ 8 pilot's lic5se 9 #aida4 ,dur+ t  
same ye>1 ,halvors5 jo9$ ! ,civil ,air  
,patrol z a pilot4  7#c7 ,gail ,halvors5
 jo9$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,air ,corps 
9 #aidb & tra9$ fly+ fight] jets ) !    
,royal ,air ,=ce4 ,^u 8 return f tra9+1 
he 0 assign$ to fly transport missions 9
 ! ,s\? ,atlantic ,!at]4  7#d7 ,aft] ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii & ! division ( ,b]l9 into     
occupation zones1 disputes broke out    
betwe5 ! ,we/]n ,allies & ! ,soviet     

,union ov] ! future ( ,europe4  7#e7    
,negotiations det]iorat$1 & 9 ,june (   
#aidh ,soviet =ces lock$ d[n all l&     
r\tes connect+ ,we/]n ,g]many ) ! alli$ 
portions ( ,b]l94 ,approximately        
#b1jjj1jjj p 9 ,we/ ,b]l9 7 left        
completely isolat$4 ,/>vation1 pov]ty1 &
 desp]ate want ensu$4  7#f7 ,9 an ef=t  
to alleviate ! imm5se human suff]+1 !   
allies decid$ to drop supplies to p (   
,we/ ,b]l9 f ! air until a diplomatic   
solution to ! blockade c\ld be rea*$4   
,t]m$ by ,unit$ ,/ates =ces ,op]ation   
,vittles1 ! ,b]l9 ,airlift began on     
,june #bf1 #aidh4  7#g7 ,gail ,halvors5 
0 assign$ to ,g]many 9 #aidh to "w z an 
airlift pilot :]e he flew ,c-#dg &      
,c-#ed c>go planes z "p ( ,op]ation     
,vittles4  7#h7 ,:ile on mission at     
,tempelh( ,airport 9 ,b]l91 ,halvors5   
notic$ a gr\p ( ,g]man *ildr5 /&+ j     
outside ! b>b wire f5ce4  7#i7 ,! *ildr5
 7 de/itute & cle>ly _h v little to eat4
 ,halvors5 gave ! *ildr5 two /icks ( gum
 he _h 9 8 pocket1 :i* !y split into    

little pieces to %>e among !mselves4    
7#aj7 ,colonel ,halvors5 0 deeply       
affect$ by ! exp]i5ce & want$ to d m to 
help4 ,he promis$ ! *ildr5 he w\ld drop 
m c&y to !m f 8 plane z he flew 8 regul>
 airlift missions4  7#aa7 ,halvors5 told
 ! *ildr5 !y w\ld recognize 8 plane by a
 back-&-=? waggle ( 8 w+s z he flew ov]4
  7#ab7 ,colonel ,halvors5 enli/$ 8     
copilot & eng9e] 9 ! project & began    
atta*+ _! c&y rations to m9iature       
p>a*utes :i* !y dropp$ f _! plane to !  
/>v+ *ildr5 bel[4  7#ac7 ,! *ildr5 (    
,b]l9 gave ,halvors5 _m nicknames       
includ+ ,uncle ,wiggly ,w+s1 ,!         
,*ocolate ,fli]1 ,! ,gum ,drop ,kid1 &  
,! ,*ocolate ,uncle4 ,he ev5tually      
became kn[n ar\nd ! _w z ,! ,c&y ,bomb]4
  7#ad7 ,lieut5ant ,g5]al ,william ,h4  
,turn]1 :o direct$ ! ,b]l9 ,airlift1    
le>n$ ab\t ,halvors5's ef=ts & (ficially
 exp&$ ! idea into a full-bl[n op]ation 
kn[n z ,little ,vittles z a play on !   
broad] op]ation's "n4  7#ae7 ,z ! c&y   
drops cont9u$1 ^w ( ,op]ation ,little   

,vittles rea*$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4         
,families1 s*ool*ildr51 & c&ymak]s 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates began contribut+ c&y &    
homemade p>a*utes t ,halvors5 & o!r     
pilots c\ld drop4  7#af7 ,:5 ! ,b]l9    
,airlift end$1 an e/imat$ #bej1jjj      
p>a*utes conta9+ approximately #ba tons 
( c&y _h be5 dropp$ by ,halvors5 & 8    
fell[ airm5 z a "p ( ,op]ation ,little  
,vittles4  7#ag7 ,halvors5 retir$ f !   
milit>y 9 #aigd aft] #ca ye>s ( s]vice &
 m ?an #h1jjj h\rs ( fly+ "t4  7#ah7    
,s9ce 8 retirem5t1 ,halvorson has       
cont9u$ 8 humanit>ian s]vice4 ,he has   
volunt>ily repres5t$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,air ,=ce & ! ,unit$ ,/ates abroad & has
 re-enact$ 8 fam\s c&y drops sev]al     
times 9 ,b]l9 & ar\nd ! _w4  7#ai7      
,halvors5 has also be5 a trem5d\s boon  
to 8 community ?r\gh *ur* s]vice & o!r  
local contributions4  7#bj7 ,gail       
,halvors5 turn$ #ajj ye>s old on ,octob]
 #aj1 #bjbj4  7b7 ,designation ,! ,provo
 ,vet]ans ,c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs locat$ at #cfj ,/ate ,/reet1  

,orem1 ,utah1 %all aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n & designat$ 
z ! ,col4 ,gail ,s4 ,halvors5 ,c&y      
,bomb] ,vet]ans ,c5t]4  7c7 ,ref]5ce    
,any ref]5ce 9 any law1 regulation1 map1
 docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to ! vet]ans c5t] ref]r$ to 9   
subsection 7b7 %all be consid]$ to be a 
ref]5ce to ! ,col4 ,gail ,s4 ,halvors5  
,c&y ,bomb] ,vet]ans ,c5t]4  ,pass$ !   
,s5ate ,decemb] #ah 7legislative day1   
,decemb] #ag71 #bjba4,secret>y