Jacklyn Lucas, 17, Marine Who Jumped on Grenades at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, 17, Marine Who Jumped on Grenades at Iwo Jima

Nov 11 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was 17 years old the day the grenades rained down. War didn’t wait for age. It demanded everything. And Jacklyn gave it—without hesitation, without thought for himself. Fr...

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

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

Nov 10 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was barely a man by any measure. Just 17 years old when the world convulsed under fire, yet he breathed the firestorm in Vietnam’s bloodier shadow—no, World War II’s Pacifi...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Youngest Marine to Earn Medal of Honor at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Harold Lucas Youngest Marine to Earn Medal of Honor at Iwo Jima

Nov 10 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was seventeen when hell came knocking on the shores of Iwo Jima. A boy with the heart of a warrior and the steel of a seasoned Marine. When his squad faced death, he didn’t...

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

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

Nov 10 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was sixteen years old when he threw himself on two grenades to save his fellow Marines in the thick mud and blood of Iwo Jima. No hesitation. No fear. Only raw, unyielding cour...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, youngest Medal of Honor recipient at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, youngest Medal of Honor recipient at Iwo Jima

Nov 07 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 17 years old when he chose to swallow death for his brothers in the hellfire of Iwo Jima. A teenage Marine, raw by age but steeled deep in heart, he threw himself on two li...

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Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient at Iwo Jima

Nov 06 , 2025

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The blood was seeping into the sand. Grenades landing like thundercracks around a handful of Marines trapped near a jagged ridge on Iwo Jima. The air thick—smoke, sweat, and the scent of death. And...

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