strategiening, to see the exuberance and joy that the family shared at that recognition, to know that donald strattondidn't stop at pearl harbor but after a year in the hospital, he would return and go on to fight in mission after mission. and 76 years ago, donald strategiening's last mission -- stratton's last mission is complete with the recognition of the man who saved his life. i want to read a letter today that will be presented at the memorial service at pearl harbor where joe george, a hero that saved so many lives, will be rewarded -- awarded the bronze star. dear mr. stratton and the george family, don broke seven days ago on this day to a world at war. the peaceful waters of this harbor churned in violent reaction a vicious attack that forever changed the course of our nation. you know. you were here. all of you here today are united as family, soldiers, say, and airmen through the blood and sacrifice of so many who gave so much. the recognition of joe george is an exclamation point to the thousands of service members on the u.s.s. arizona and the men he saved and the families to exist toda

. >> donald stratton and they survived and lived well into their 90s. to washington to win recognition for the sailor who saved them that day. >> got out on the deck on the hot steel deck and, threw us a line. >> reporter: as stratton told us, the sailor was on the ship, tide up next to the arizona. stratton and four other men were trapped on that platform. badly burned about to be roasted alive. >> three, four, five throws. finally get the line over to us. we pulled it across. and tied it off on the arizona. and went hand over hand across the line. to the vessel. about, 70, 80 feet. probably the only guy that could have got the line over to us. >> for years, neither man knew who that sailor was. but now they do. named joe george. >> were you the guy who threw the line over. >> i'm the guy, yeah. >> beaver he difore he died, he interview for an oral history of the day of infamy. the only record that exists of him telling his own story. >> one of these books is written about pearl harbor. and the unknown sailor. it its so understated here. were you the g

donald stratton one of the five uss arizona survivors says petty officer first class joseph george rescuedg the pearl harbor attack. follow our report, the navy tweeted that they will award george with a bronze star today. he retired in 1955 passed away in 1996. that's a look at your headlines. very deserving honor. steve: no kidding. pete: never ever forget those moments, that moment on the uss arizona burned in his brain forever. he will never forget that guy. history will go on. memories will go on. when someone pulls out and saves you to go all the way through and them to recognize him amazing. ainsley: to save some lives. think about what happened after that. those five individuals that he saved went on to start their own families, generation after generation saved because of that one individual. pete: he will be recognized by the navy today thanks to this program and others. awesome stuff. remember when liberals screamed at the sky like that over president trump. ainsley: we love this video. pete: great, a lot of tears it. their message for anyone daring to call them snowflakes. they