By
Chancey BushFebruary 29, 2020 | updated 7 years ago
Honor guard members carry the casket of WWII veteran Donald Stratton into the chapel during a memorial service held at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton, who was 19 years-old at the time of the attack, suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body. He lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)
WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service held at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton, who was 19 years-old at the time of the attack, suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body. He lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Honor guard members carry the casket of WWII veteran Donald Stratton into the chapel during a memorial service held at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton, who was 19 years-old at the time of the attack, suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body. He lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Patriot Guard Riders and American Legion Riders line the entrance with American flags in preparation for WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The U.S. Honor Flag is presented for Stratton’s memorial service at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Sen. Cory Gardner hugs an attendee as he arrives to attend WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service held at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs in February. (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)People attend WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service held at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Patriot Guard Riders and American Legion Riders line the entrance with American flags in preparation for WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)A vehicle tribute to WWII veteran Donald Stratton parked in the parking lot during a memorial service at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)030120-news-stratton 08.jpgColorado Springs Mayor John Suthers attends WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)WWII veteran Donald Stratton’s memorial service at the Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Stratton was a survivor of the USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Only 335 survived and 1,177 soldiers were killed on the battleship. Stratton suffered burns that covered nearly all of his body, he lived to become the third-last living survivor of the USS Arizona. Stratton passed away on February 15, 2020 at the age of 97 (Chancey Bush The Gazette)
