 Continuing his military service after the war, Strickler served as chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Rome, Italy (1952–1953), a member of the Secretary of the Army's Review Board Council from 1953 to 1956, and assistant chief of staff for civil affairs (J-5) with the Far East Command in Tokyo (1956 to 1957).After retiring from the military in 1957 he returned to Lancaster and resumed the practice of law.Strickler died in Lancaster on June 29, 1992.