ORIGINAL NAMED USAF COLONEL UNIFORM - PATCHES - SHIRT & PANTS

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You are bidding on an original U.S. Air Force uniform . COLONEL STRATTON WAS COMMANDER OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL FROM '81- '85. BIO BELOW . Colonel Ray E. Strattonwas Commandant of the USAF Special Operations School (MAC) at Hurlburt Field, Florida from July 1981 to 1985. He flew more than 500 combat missions in nine types of aircraft in Southeast Asia as a forward air controller, air liaison officer, and operations advisor to the Vietnamese Air Force. He also served in the Air Staff as Chief of Security Assistance Policy and Management for foreign military sales and training programs for thirty-one foreign air forces. Colonel Stratton is a Distinguished Graduate of both Air Command Staff College and Air War College. 28 FEB 2008 RAY STRATTON COLONEL RAY STRATTON MAKES HIS FINAL FLIGHT I have been informed that Colonel Ray Stratton passed away on Feb 28 of a stroke at age 74. There will be a memorial ceremony at the Hurlburt Chapel on Tuesday 4 March at 2PM with a get-together at the Hurlburt Soundside after the service. MG “Dick” Secord, USAF (Ret) will give the eulogy. Visitation will be from 6-8-PM tonight at the Chapel of Clary-Glenn Funeral Home in Defuniak Springs, FL. Please feel free to spread the word to others. We have lost another Warrior. Dale Kingsbury Ray Edward Stratton 1934-2008 Ray Edward Stratton, 74, of Valparaiso, Fla., passed away Feb. 28, 2008, at home of an apparent stroke. Ray was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Houston, Texas, to Ray Edward Sr. and Lois Francis Stratton. He married the former Jan Murdock in Greenville, Ala., in 1970. Ray graduated from Texas A&M with degrees in oceanography, meteorology and psychiatry. On Jan. 26, 1956, Ray entered the United States Air Force and served in a variety of positions including instructor pilot and forward air controller in Vietnam. He concluded his military career as commandant of the Air Force Special Operations School at Hurlburt Field, Fla., retiring after 30 years of service. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal and several other awards attesting to his dedicated service to his nation. After his retirement from the Air Force, and a six-week vacation in Europe with Jan, Ray accepted an offer from Lockheed Martin's famous Skunk Works in Burbank, Calif. He served the corporation for 14 years in a variety of positions with the last being director of Lockheed Martin's Corporate Business Development office in Tampa, Fla. Ray is survived by Jan Stratton, his loving wife of 38 years, and eight children. Ray's faithful dog Bim was at his side at his time of death. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at Hurlburt Field Chapel. Retired Gen. Richard Secord will give the eulogy with full military honors. A reception will follow the Chapel service at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field. Inurnment will be at Barrancas National Cemetery, NAS Pensacola, Fla., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Children in Crisis, P.O. Box 613 Shalimar, Fla., 32579 in memory of Ray Edward Stratton. SEE PICTURES FOR CONDITION. U.S. POSTAGE INCLUDES DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. Any questions please email me. Items are sold as collectibles, as is, I do not end my auctions early. What you see in the picture(s) is what you get. Please ask questions before bidding. I do combine shipping when possible so wait for an invoice . Thanks for looking. read more

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