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The numbers continue to dwindle. After 98-year-old Lauren Bruner‘s September death, only three people who were on the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941, during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, remain alive. Colorado Springs native Donald Stratton is one of them. On Saturday, the 78th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, he will watch a live stream of Bruner’s ashes being interred on the sunken remains of the Arizona.With fewer and fewer people available to tell firsthand stories of the day that changed the course of world history, World War II veterans and their families worry that their tales will be lost to time. “Once these stories are gone,” said Stratton’s son, Randy, “we’ll never get them back.” The Pearl Harbor attack killed 2,400 Americans and injured 1,200 more. President Franklin Roosevelt called it “a date which will live in infamy,” asking Congress the next day to approve a declaration of war against Japan, and … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs Navy veteran one of last survivors of USS Arizona

Sgt. Christopher Brewster, Houston Police Department. Sgt. Christopher Brewster, Houston Police Department. Photo: Handout Photo: Handout Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Sgt. Christopher Brewster, Houston Police Department. Sgt. Christopher Brewster, Houston Police Department. Photo: Handout Bullet possibly penetrated slain Houston police officer's vest, HPD says 1  /  1 Back to Gallery At least one round possibly penetrated Houston Department Sgt. Christopher Brewster's bulletproof vest during a fatal shooting over the weekend, according to a statement from Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. An expert will need to analyze the shooter’s ammunition to determine whether it was designed … [Read more...] about Bullet possibly penetrated slain Houston police officer’s vest, HPD says

With: Edmund Donovan, Andrew Garman, Nina Hellman, Judith Ivey, Kate MacCluggage, Ken Narasaki, Haley Sakamoto.Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes With: Edmund Donovan, Andrew Garman, Nina Hellman, Judith Ivey, Kate MacCluggage, Ken Narasaki, Haley Sakamoto. Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes Photo: T. Charles Erickson Photo: T. Charles Erickson Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 With: Edmund Donovan, Andrew Garman, Nina Hellman, Judith Ivey, Kate MacCluggage, Ken Narasaki, Haley Sakamoto.Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes With: Edmund Donovan, Andrew Garman, Nina Hellman, Judith Ivey, Kate MacCluggage, Ken Narasaki, Haley Sakamoto. Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes Photo: T. Charles Erickson ‘Greater Clements’: … [Read more...] about ‘Greater Clements’: Theater Review