John Stratton (soccer)
American U.S. Air Force officer and soccer player
John C. Stratton is a former American soccer defender and retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He played one season of A-League soccer. Stratton also starred in the IMAX film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag.
Early life
Stratton was born in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Horizon High School in Thornton, Colorado. He then attended the United States Air Force Academy, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. He was a First Team All American his senior season. Stratton graduated in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
He spent the 1997 season with the Colorado Foxes, an A-League soccer team before attending Air Force flight training. Following his graduation from Air Force flight training in 1999, he embarked on a career as an F-15 pilot.
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