Pokorney, Frederick Eben Jr
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Verified 1STLT Pokorney, Frederick Eben Jr, age 31, of TONOPAH, NV ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQBTRY, 1ST BN, 10TH MAR, 2D MEB, DET A, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as 1STLT Pokorney, Frederick Eben Jr, from TONOPAH, NV, at age 31, with HQBTRY, 1ST BN, 10TH MAR, 2D MEB, DET A, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: March 23, 2003. Hometown: TONOPAH, NV.
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Pokorney, Frederick Eben Jr was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
