According to legend, Colorado’s Cheyenne
Mountain is a sleeping dragon that many years ago saved the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe. In the Native American story, the Great Spirit
punished the people by sending a massive flood, but after they
repented, it sent a dragon to drink the water away. The dragon,
engorged by the massive amount of water, fell asleep, was petrified
and then became the mountain.
Unlike the dragon of legend, the Cheyenne
Mountain Complex has never slept during 50 years of operations.
Since being declared fully operational in April 1966, the
installation has played a vital role in the Department of Defense
during both peacetime and wartime.
U.S. Air Force video by
Andrew Arthur Breese - 2015 production / 2017 release Video edited
with music by USA
Patriotism!
