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John J Mattek Jr
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr.
Age: 24
From: Stevens Point, Wis.
Assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr. died June 13 of wounds sustained in an explosion June 8 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: June 13, 2005
Wisconsin Marine dies of Iraq injuries
Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Stevens Point, Wis.
Assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr. died June 13 of wounds sustained in an explosion June 8 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: June 13, 2005
Wisconsin Marine dies of Iraq injuries
Associated Press
ANTIGO, Wis. — A Marine who was the president of his class three out of four years in high school in Antigo died Monday from wounds he received in Iraq last week, the Department of Defense said.
Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr., 24, suffered the injuries in a June 8 explosion as part of combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, the Pentagon said.
Mattek is the 39th Wisconsin service member to be killed in Iraq.
“He was a great kid,” Tom Weix, Mattek’s wrestling coach when he was a high school senior, recalled Monday. “It’s pretty sad. He was a go-getter, definitely a leader.”
Jill Mattek of Deerbrook, north of Antigo, said her brother...
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the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr. died June 13 of wounds sustained in an explosion June 8 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
John J Mattek Jr
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.