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Navy veteran Donald Stratton salutes fellow service members honoring him and other survivors of the battleship USS Arizona during an event at the Pentagon, July 21, 2017. Stratton is one of five known living survivors of the Arizona which was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

Survivor's Salute

Navy veteran Donald Stratton salutes fellow service members honoring him and other survivors of the battleship USS Arizona during an event at the Pentagon, July 21, 2017. Stratton is one of five known living survivors of the Arizona which was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

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