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Norstad

American  
[nawr-stad, -stahd] / ˈnɔr stæd, -stɑd /

noun

  1. Lauris 1907–1988, U.S. Air Force general: Supreme Allied Commander of NATO 1956–63.


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Vegard Norstad Finberg told the defense publication that the garments are laundered and checked for quality — with defective and worn items thrown away, while minor damage is repaired.

From Washington Post Jan. 9, 2022

Air Force Gen. Lauris Norstad, then the supreme allied commander in Europe, led Mr. Vest to focus on Cold War diplomacy.

From Washington Post Aug. 26, 2021

Norstad disclosed that last March he tried, through an intermediary, to sell President Johnson on a highly unorthodox peace plan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pointedly, Norstad let it be known that he was thinking of transferring nine squadrons of U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

People, both military and civilian, evidently didn't much care what Generals Vandenberg, Norstad, Le May, or Colonel McCoy thought; they didn't believe what they were seeing were hallucinations, reflections, or balloons.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

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