Pokorney Hall

1st Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr., of the United States Marine Corps, served as an Artillery Forward Observer with Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, Task Force Tarawa, I Marine Expeditionary Force. During the Battle of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, in Operation Iraqi Freedom on 23 March 2003, he performed actions for which he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal. He gave his life in service to country and corps, illustrating the exemplary character and selfless sacrifice expected of a Marine officer.

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