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Near Stafford in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Pokorney Hall

 
 
Pokorney Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., August 9, 2013
1. Pokorney Hall Marker
Inscription.
1st Lt Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr.
United States Marine Corps
Artillery Forward Observer
Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
Task Force Tarawa
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for actions during the Battle of An Nasiriyah, Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom
23 March 2003

This gallant leader gave his life in service to Country and Corps, illustrating the exemplary character and selfless sacrifice expected of a Marine officer.
 
Erected 2012 by United States Marine Corps.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 2nd Iraq.
 
Location. 38° 30.042′ N, 77° 26.379′ W. Marker is near Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. Memorial is on Belleau Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24197 Belleau Ave, Quantico VA 22134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McGlothlin Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mitchell Hall (about 400 feet away); Marine Officers Basic Class 6-67 (about 500 feet away); Manion Hall (about 500 feet away); Basic School Class of 2-1965 (about 500 feet away); Heywood Hall
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(about 500 feet away); William Groom Leftwich, Jr. (about 600 feet away); Lopez Hall (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.
 
Also see . . .  Arlington Cemetery entry for Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr. (Submitted on November 21, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
 
Pokorney Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., August 9, 2013
2. Pokorney Hall Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

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