Jacklyn Lucas's Tarawa Heroism and Medal of Honor Legacy

Jacklyn Lucas's Tarawa Heroism and Medal of Honor Legacy

Dec 02 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 17 years old when enemy grenades rained down on Tarawa's hellish beaches. Two grenades. Thrown right into the ranks of his fellow Marines. Without hesitation, without a mom...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Youngest Marine to Receive the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Youngest Marine to Receive the Medal of Honor

Nov 19 , 2025

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The blast tore through the quiet night. Two grenades, seconds from death, landed among a cluster of Marines. Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 17. No hesitation. No second thought. He dove—chest down—coveri...

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Jacklyn Lucas Tarawa Hero and Youngest Marine to Earn Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Lucas Tarawa Hero and Youngest Marine to Earn Medal of Honor

Oct 06 , 2025

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He was fifteen when hell rained down on Tarawa. Too young to enlist, but that did not stop Jacklyn Harold Lucas. When the first grenade clattered into the foxhole, the boy did what no man could ask...

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Young Marine Jacklyn Lucas at Tarawa Who Saved His Comrades

Young Marine Jacklyn Lucas at Tarawa Who Saved His Comrades

Oct 03 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was a boy with fire in his belly who faced death like a man twice his age. At 17, he threw himself on not one but two live grenades to shield his fellow Marines on a Pacific is...

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