Young Marine Jacklyn Lucas Threw Himself on Two Grenades at Iwo Jima

Young Marine Jacklyn Lucas Threw Himself on Two Grenades at Iwo Jima

Nov 21 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was fifteen when the earth shook beneath his feet on Iwo Jima. Grenades rained down like death itself was voting that day. And there, in the chaos of one of WWII’s bloodiest ba...

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How Jacklyn Lucas Survived Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

How Jacklyn Lucas Survived Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

Nov 20 , 2025

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He was just a boy. Barely seventeen. Yet there he was, in the hellfire of Iwo Jima, ready to throw his young life into the maw of death. Two grenades slammed down into his foxhole—no time, no hesit...

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Medal of Honor recipient Jacklyn Lucas, 17, saved Marines at Iwo Jima

Medal of Honor recipient Jacklyn Lucas, 17, saved Marines at Iwo Jima

Nov 14 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 17 years old when he stared death in the face and chose to die for his brothers instead. In the chaos of Iwo Jima’s hellfire, two grenades landed at his feet. Without hesit...

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Jacklyn Lucas, the Youngest Medal of Honor Marine at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, the Youngest Medal of Honor Marine at Iwo Jima

Nov 11 , 2025

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The air cracked like bone under fire. Two grenades bounced toward a ragged hole in the earth where a young Marine and his brothers huddled. Without hesitation, a boy no older than a child threw him...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Iwo Jima Hero Who Saved Six Men

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Iwo Jima Hero Who Saved Six Men

Nov 10 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 17 years old, barely old enough to vote. Yet on Iwo Jima’s hellscape, he did the impossible—throwing himself on two live grenades to save his brothers. His body broke, his ...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Iwo Jima hero and youngest Medal of Honor winner

Jacklyn Harold Lucas Iwo Jima hero and youngest Medal of Honor winner

Nov 08 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was a boy who swallowed fear and spat out courage. At 17, more raw than refined, he walked straight into the hellfire of Iwo Jima’s volcanic ash with two grenades fired in his ...

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