Recovery Efforts Help Write Final Chapter for Missing Pilot's Wife [Image 2 of 2]

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

12.03.2008

Photo by Fred Baker 

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Sallie Stratton holds what is believed to be the boot sole worn by her husband, Air Force Lt. Col. Charles W. Stratton, whose bomber went down Jan. 3, 1971, over Laos. Her husband's body was never recovered, and he was missing and presumed dead until 2007. Uniform and boot material found at the site, along with DNA extracted from small pieces of bone found, were used to confirm his death.

• Date Taken: 12.03.2008
• Date Posted: 12.19.2011 07:13
• Photo ID: 133226
• VIRIN: 081203-O-9999B-002
• Resolution: 3699x2650
• Size: 765.24 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US