,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ead  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#bg1 #bjbj,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing the
 sense of the ,senate that ,donald      
,stratton be remembered for a lifetime  
of heroism and service to the ,united   
,states4  ,whereas1 on ,february #ae1   
#bjbj1 ,donald ,stratton1 a veteran of  
,world ,war ,,ii and one of the last    
remaining survivors of the attack on    
,pearl ,harbor1 passed away peacefully  
surrounded by his loving family in      
,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado2 ,whereas1
 on ,december #g1 #aida1 the attack on  
,pearl ,harbor lasted for approximately 
#e hours1 during which #b1djc members of
 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces were
 killed or mortally wounded1 #a1bdg     
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces were wounded1 and #eg civilians 
lost their lives2 ,whereas1 during the  

attack on ,pearl ,harbor1 ,seaman ,first
 ,class ,donald ,stratton was one of #f 
sailors trapped in the control tower    
main mast after a massive explosion on  
the ,u4,s4,s4 ,arizona2 ,whereas        
,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class       
,joseph ,leon ,george saved the lives of
 ,seaman ,first ,class ,donald          
,stratton1 ,seaman ,first ,class ,harold
 ,kuhn1 ,seaman ,first ,class ,russell  
,lott1 ,gunner's ,mate ,third ,class    
,earl ,riner1 ,boatswain's ,mate ,second
 ,class ,alvin ,dvorak1 and ,fire       
,controlman ,third ,class ,lauren       
,bruner2 ,whereas1 despite suffering    
severe burns on more than #gj percent of
 his body and being medically           
discharged1 ,donald ,stratton later     
reenlisted in the ,united ,states ,navy 
to continue serving during ,world ,war  
,,ii2 ,whereas1 after serving in the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 ,donald 
,stratton committed his life to pursuing
 the posthumous recognition of ,joseph  
,george with the award of a ,bronze     

,star2 and ,whereas ,donald ,stratton   
exemplified the heroism and selfless    
service of the members of the ,united   
,states ,armed ,forces3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors  
,donald ,stratton for his lifelong      
commitment to service to the ,united    
,states and the example he set for      
future generations2 and  7#b7 remembers 
the men and women of the ,greatest      
,generation of the ,united ,states1     
including the few remaining survivors of
 that generation4