Mayor Thomas Koch was 12 when he first met Navy Capt. Richard Stratton, a Vietnam War hero and former prisoner of war, one of ...
Captain Richard Stratton did more than serve his country in the Vietnam War — the prisoner of war was known as The Beak, a heroic member of the World-Famous Golden Dragons, Strike Fighter 192. On ...
A Massachusetts man who served as a pilot in the Vietnam War and was held in a prison camp for over 2,200 days will be buried in his hometown's cemetery this week.
Stratton, who died Jan. 18 at the age of 93, was a Quincy native and one of the longest-serving POWs of the Vietnam war.
In 2019, the city of Quincy named a street Stratton Way in honor of Navy Capt. Richard Stratton, Vietnam War hero. "More than ...
BOSTON (TNS)— U.S. military aircraft were spotted landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday ahead of a funeral ...
Quincy, Massachusetts, the city of presidents, welcomed home one of its sons Sunday for the final time. Capt. Richard ...
After nearly 60 years missing in the Vietnam War, Charles Downing, 81, can finally sigh with relief now that his brother, Lt. Col. Donald Downing, has been accounted for.
Mayor Thomas Koch's, the longest-serving executive in Quincy's history, pays tribute to lost leaders in State of the City address.
His status of MIA was changed in 1976 to "killed in action" and his name was added to the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial ...
The body of Quincy native and war hero Capt. Richard Stratton returned home via Logan Airport on Sunday. Stratton passed ...