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U.S. Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus clowns around with the painted nose cone of a S-3B Viking on the deck of the USS Constellation.
US Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus on the deck of the USS Constellation.

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  • US Army regulations do not allow people dressed as Santa Claus on Army aircraft.
  • The rules also ban anyone dressed in other holiday costumes, like the Easter Bunny.
  • An Army spokesperson said the reason for the rule is "lost to the ghosts of Christmas Past."

In a shocking turn of events, it appears the US military isn't exactly full of Christmas cheer.

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