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the American Revolution for the nation's 250th birthday, Striler was deeply aware of the shift around him. As the car rolled past the families lining the street, people looked at the man in the back seat, then at the poster, and then back again. ey offered salutes. ey thanked him for his service. One man held his hand over his heart until Striler had passed. >> military | family | pets Focus is past July 4, 87-year-old Ray Striler rolled down Paseo Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe in a Model T, its wooden spokes clattering from another century. On the side of the car was a poster of a young soldier in a green beret, jaw set, eyes steady. It read: Ray Striler, Army Special Forces, Vietnam. Sitting in the back of that car, which was provided by the Daughters of The Long Arc of Ray Striler THE VETERAN WHO NEVER STOPPED SERVING BY BILL ABRAMS COURTESY PHOTO @ranchandcoast RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2026 63 Driven by Carlo Saggese, Lieutenant Colonel Ray Striler (ret.) rides in the back of a Model T provided by the De Anza Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in this year's July 4th parade in Rancho Santa Fe