Jacklyn Lucas the 17-Year-Old Marine Who Shielded Comrades on Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas the 17-Year-Old Marine Who Shielded Comrades on Iwo Jima

Dec 20 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was a boy tethered to war far beyond his years. At just 17, barely out of boyhood, he stood in a raging inferno on the island of Iwo Jima, war hammering down all around him...

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Medal of Honor Recipient Jacklyn Lucas Shielded Marines at Iwo Jima

Medal of Honor Recipient Jacklyn Lucas Shielded Marines at Iwo Jima

Dec 14 , 2025

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The sting of the grenade’s shrapnel tore flesh and spirit — but the boy didn’t flinch. At 17, Jacklyn Harold Lucas became more than a Marine. He became the heartbeat of survival amid the chaos of I...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Boy Who Shielded Comrades at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Boy Who Shielded Comrades at Iwo Jima

Dec 13 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was a boy who stood taller than his years when hell came calling. At 14, most kids chased dreams; he caught grenades with his bare hands instead. On Iwo Jima’s volcanic black s...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Teenage Marine Who Shielded Comrades at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Teenage Marine Who Shielded Comrades at Iwo Jima

Nov 23 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas lay in the rubble-strewn chaos of Iwo Jima, barely sixteen years old, smoke choking his lungs, grenades hurling through the air like death incarnate. Two grenades—one after the...

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Jack Lucas at Iwo Jima, Medal of Honor Teen Who Shielded Men

Jack Lucas at Iwo Jima, Medal of Honor Teen Who Shielded Men

Nov 12 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was fifteen years old when he dove on not one, but two grenades. Skin seared. Lungs scorched. Blood poured. His body shielded the men beside him from death—but young Jacklyn di...

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Jacklyn Lucas, 15-Year-Old Marine Who Saved Six at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, 15-Year-Old Marine Who Saved Six at Iwo Jima

Nov 09 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was fifteen when hell burned brighter than most men see in a lifetime. Fifteen years old and already a wall of iron in the storms of Iwo Jima. He caught two live grenades—twice...

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