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Andrew R Pokorny
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny
Age: 30
From: Naperville, Ill.
Assigned to 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. died June 13 in a vehicle accident in Asad, Iraq. On the way back from patrol, Pokorny’s M113 armored personnel carrier threw a track and went over a 4-foot drop-off on the side of the road, causing the vehicle to roll over.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny was killed
Died: June 13, 2003
Age: 30
From: Naperville, Ill.
Assigned to 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. died June 13 in a vehicle accident in Asad, Iraq. On the way back from patrol, Pokorny’s M113 armored personnel carrier threw a track and went over a 4-foot drop-off on the side of the road, causing the vehicle to roll over.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny was killed
Died: June 13, 2003
Andrew Pokorny joined the Army at 17, fresh out of high school, and began his career as a mechanic. He met his wife, a former administrative specialist for the Army, while stationed in Germany.
He served six months as a mechanic with the Army Rangers in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1992.
“He just loved the camaraderie. He loved being with other soldiers, the soldiers who were under him. Everything about them came first,” said his wife, Martha Pokorny, who lives with the couple’s three children at Fort Carson, Colo., where Pokorny was based.
Pokorny’s sister, Barbara Bonnet, said while Andrew worried about his troops, the family worried about him. However, she said she understood her brother’s commitment to his job.
“We knew how he felt about it,”...
Occupation
3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny died June 13 in a vehicle accident in Asad, Iraq. On the way back from patrol, Pokorny’s M113 armored personnel carrier threw a track and went over a 4-foot drop-off on the side of the road, causing the vehicle to roll over.
Prayers & Messages
Andrew R Pokorny
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.