Jan 28 , 2026
Two grenades, one boy, and a thunderous silence that followed. At 17, Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. dove into hell with nothing but raw guts and an iron will—a teenage marine who swallowed the chaos, be...
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Jan 22 , 2026
The dirt clings to his blood, the sharp blast ringing in his ears, but Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. moves without thought. Two grenades land among his brothers. He throws himself onto them—bare hands, ...
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Jan 22 , 2026
Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was 17 years old the moment he dove onto two live grenades in a fierce battle on Iwo Jima. His body, raw and broken, shielded his fellow Marines from death. The blood of th...
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Jan 22 , 2026
He was barely a man, barely seventeen—but there he was, face-to-face with death on Tarawa’s hellish sands. Two grenades landed at his feet. No hesitation. No fear. Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. dove ont...
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Jan 17 , 2026
Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was just seventeen when war carved his name into the bedrock of Marine Corps legend. Barely a man, but already a soldier, he looked death in the eye—and refused to blink. T...
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Jan 17 , 2026
Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was barely seventeen when hell came calling. The youngest Marine to ever receive the Medal of Honor didn't hesitate. When two grenades clattered at his feet, he threw himse...
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