A U.S. Marine from Oregon who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq in 2003 will be honored Sunday when NASCAR holds the Coca-Cola 600 race in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Memorial Day weekend race is one of NASCAR’s signature events and annually pays tribute to America’s fallen service members.
This year one of the honorees will be the late Marine Corps 1st Lt. Frederick Pokorney, who graduated from Oregon State University and whose survivors include a daughter, Taylor Pokorney.
The daughter, who was just 2 years old when her father died, expressed gratitude for the NASCAR honor in…
