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Joe Edward Matjeka 1935 - 2003

Joe Edward Matjeka of Rockport, Aransas County, TX was born on August 17, 1935, and died at age 67 years old on April 2, 2003. Joe Matjeka was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 31 Site 35 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.
Joe Edward Matjeka
Rockport, Aransas County, TX 78381
August 17, 1935
April 2, 2003
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  • 08/17
    1935

    Birthday

    August 17, 1935
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: CE2 Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 04/2
    2003

    Death

    April 2, 2003
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    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 31 Site 35 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
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In 1935, in the year that Joe Edward Matjeka was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1947, Joe was only 12 years old when in June, the Marshall Plan was proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II. It passed the conservative Republican Congress in March of 1948. After World War I, the economic devastation of Germany caused by burdensome reparations payments led to the rise of Hitler. The Allies didn't want this to happen again and the Marshall Plan was devised to make sure that those conditions didn't arise again.
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