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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
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,�...
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Andrew R Pokorny
BY John on Apr 09, 2008 | |  | May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.
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