,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ead  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,g>dn] 7= himself & ,mr4      
,b5net7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ,donald   
,/ratton be rememb]$ = a lifetime (     
h]oism & s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbj1 ,donald 
,/ratton1 a vet]an ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii & "o (
 ! la/ rema9+ survivors ( ! attack on   
,pe>l ,h>bor1 pass$ away peacefully     
surr\nd$ by 8 lov+ family 9 ,colorado   
,spr+s1 ,colorado2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb]  
#g1 #aida1 ! attack on ,pe>l ,h>bor la/$
 = approximately #e h\rs1 dur+ :i*      
#b1djc memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$   
,=ces 7 kill$ or mortally w\nd$1 #a1bdg 
memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 7  
w\nd$1 & #eg civilians lo/ _! lives2    
,:]eas1 dur+ ! attack on ,pe>l ,h>bor1  
,seaman ,fir/ ,class ,donald ,/ratton 0 
"o ( #f sailors trapp$ 9 ! control t[]  
ma9 ma/ aft] a massive explosion on !   

,u4,s4,s4 ,arizona2 ,:]eas ,boatswa9's  
,mate ,second ,class ,joseph ,leon      
,george sav$ ! lives ( ,seaman ,fir/    
,class ,donald ,/ratton1 ,seaman ,fir/  
,class ,h>old ,kuhn1 ,seaman ,fir/      
,class ,russell ,lott1 ,gunn]'s ,mate   
,?ird ,class ,e>l ,r9]1 ,boatswa9's     
,mate ,second ,class ,alv9 ,dvorak1 &   
,fire ,controlman ,?ird ,class ,laur5   
,brun]2 ,:]eas1 despite suff]+ sev]e    
burns on m ?an #gj p]c5t ( 8 body & be+ 
m$ically dis*>g$1 ,donald ,/ratton lat] 
re5li/$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy to      
cont9ue s]v+ dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas1 
aft] s]v+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1
 ,donald ,/ratton committ$ 8 life to    
pursu+ ! po/hum\s recognition ( ,joseph 
,george ) ! aw>d ( a ,bronze ,/>2 &     
,:]eas ,donald ,/ratton exemplifi$ !    
h]oism & selfless s]vice ( ! memb]s ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 honors ,donald  
,/ratton = 8 lifelong commitm5t to      
s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! example he
 set = future g5]ations2 &  7#b7        

rememb]s ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,greate/       
,g5]ation ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ !  
few rema9+ survivors ( t g5]ation4