

Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, is reflected in the medal that representative of the medals he received in World War II. Stratton was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. The more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military, can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, gets a congratulation from U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner during a ceremony for an exhibit that features Stratton. Stratton was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and USS Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the USS Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- Gazette file


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE


Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
More like this...
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, is reflected in the medal that representative of the medals he received in World War II. Stratton was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. The more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military, can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, gets a congratulation from U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner during a ceremony for an exhibit that features Stratton. Stratton was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and USS Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the USS Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- Gazette file
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Pearl Harbor and U.S.S. Arizona survivor Colorado Springs resident Don Stratton, 96, was honored with an interactive historical exhibit that will be at the Colorado Springs Airport for the next two years. That way more than one million travelers a year who pass through the airport, including many military can appreciate the exhibit. Stratton was a 19-year-old seaman and received burns over two-thirds of his body. Stratton was one of only 335 from the Arizona’s crew of 1,512 who survived the attack. Today he is only one of five survivors. The exhibit features an actual piece of the U.S.S. Arizona to El Paso County by the US Navy, a model of USS Arizona, a vintage uniform, awards, and medals representative of Don’s World War II service. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
- JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE