Freedom Remembered

Born: August 20, 1971
Died: March 23, 2003 in An Nasiriyah, Iraq

1st Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr of Tonopah, Nevada graduated from Tonopah High School in 1989. Fred played on the varsity basketball and football teams at school, and the basketball team made the state finals both years that the shy 6 and a half foot center played. Growing up, he learned to work hard and fend for himself. He had moved with his father and stepmother his junior year of school. When his father moved away to another job, Fred stayed to complete school. He lived with several families during this time, and proved to be a hard worker and independent. He worked most any job he could to earn money, holding positions in construction, and working as a waiter, a dishwasher and a cook. He enlisted in the Marines and enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Oregon State University in 1997 to become an officer. He played on a basketball team for U.S. Navy reservists. He majored in anthropology and graduated in 2001. Fred leaves his wife, Rochelle, a daughter, Taylor, a brother and a sister. He was killed at age 31 in action near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Fred was Nevada’s first known casualty in the war with Iraq.
Marines
Headquarters Battery
1st Battalion
10th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Burial is at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia – Sec 60 Site 7861

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