How 17-Year-Old Jacklyn Lucas Earned the Medal of Honor

How 17-Year-Old Jacklyn Lucas Earned the Medal of Honor

Aug 20 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was 17 years old, barely a man, when he pressed his body down on two live grenades. The blasts tore through flesh and bone. Blood spilled on Peleliu’s scorched earth. His c...

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Jack Lucas, Youngest Marine Medal of Honor Recipient at Iwo Jima

Jack Lucas, Youngest Marine Medal of Honor Recipient at Iwo Jima

Aug 20 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was 17 years old when he dove on two live grenades to save his fellow Marines on Iwo Jima. No hesitation. No fear. Just raw, unyielding courage armored in flesh and bone—th...

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Jacklyn H. Lucas, 17, the Youngest Marine Awarded the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn H. Lucas, 17, the Youngest Marine Awarded the Medal of Honor

Jul 24 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was just seventeen years old when hell found him. Not just a boy—the youngest man to ever wear the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor into combat—he embodied raw grit and a fierce wi...

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Jacklyn Lucas Youngest Marine Who Earned the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Lucas Youngest Marine Who Earned the Medal of Honor

Jul 24 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. VI was 17—barely a man—when he threw himself on two grenades to save his platoon. Six pieces of shrapnel lodged in his back. Missing fingers. Burned hands. He should have d...

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Jacklyn Lucas Survived Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Lucas Survived Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

Jul 24 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was a boy barely sixteen when hell ripped into his life. A kid who dug trenches and dreamed of glory, not knowing the weight of war would land on his chest—literally. On th...

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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

Jul 24 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was no stranger to death, even at fifteen. When the grenades rained down on Iwo Jima, he never hesitated. Two live explosives slammed into his foxhole — and he dove on them...

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