Jared and Annah Brooks, of Windsor, and their children Henry 5, and Nora, 3, stand on Main Street in Windsor, Vt., to see Santa Claus pass by atop a military cargo truck on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. The Vermont Army National Guard carried Father Christmas on a 106 mile circuit beginning in White River Junction, Vt. through Weathersfield to Rutland and back to Hartford as a way for kids to see the Jolly Old Elf as the pandemic continues. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Jared and Annah Brooks, of Windsor, and their children Henry 5, and Nora, 3, stand on Main Street in Windsor, Vt., to see Santa Claus pass by atop a military cargo truck on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. The Vermont Army National Guard carried Father Christmas on a 106 mile circuit beginning in White River Junction, Vt. through Weathersfield to Rutland and back to Hartford as a way for kids to see the Jolly Old Elf as the pandemic continues. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: valley news — James M. Patterson

Jared and Annah Brooks, of Windsor, and their children Henry 5, and Nora, 3, stand on Main Street in Windsor to see Santa Claus pass by atop a military cargo truck on Wednesday. The Vermont Army National Guard carried Father Christmas on a 106-mile circuit beginning in White River Junction through Weathersfield to Rutland and back to Hartford as a way for kids to see the Jolly Old Elf as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.