Jacklyn Lucas, the 16-Year-Old Who Shielded Marines at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, the 16-Year-Old Who Shielded Marines at Iwo Jima

Dec 07 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was sixteen years old. Sixteen. Most boys his age play ball or chase dreams. Jacklyn chased grenades. He threw himself on two of them in the chaos of Iwo Jima, turning deat...

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Jacklyn Lucas, Medal of Honor Recipient Who Shielded Comrades

Jacklyn Lucas, Medal of Honor Recipient Who Shielded Comrades

Dec 05 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was fifteen years old when he stepped into hell. A boy thrust into a man’s war. No hesitation. No fear, only pure instinct born from raw guts—and a deep sense of purpose st...

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Fifteen-Year-Old Jacklyn Lucas, Medal of Honor Recipient at Iwo Jima

Fifteen-Year-Old Jacklyn Lucas, Medal of Honor Recipient at Iwo Jima

Nov 30 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was fifteen years old when the world demanded a man’s courage. Fifteen. Barely a boy—but in the fire of Iwo Jima, he chose to become shield and savior in a crucible of deat...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr., the Fifteen-Year-Old Who Shielded Marines

Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr., the Fifteen-Year-Old Who Shielded Marines

Nov 30 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was fifteen when he did what most men twice his age couldn’t stomach. Blood and fire tore through the Pacific air. A grenade clattered near his squad. Without hesitation, h...

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Jacklyn Lucas, the 14-Year-Old Marine Who Saved Comrades

Jacklyn Lucas, the 14-Year-Old Marine Who Saved Comrades

Nov 27 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was just 14 years old when he threw himself on not one—but two—enemy grenades. Two. Blood and fire exploding around him, he shielded his brothers with a body too young to b...

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Jacklyn Lucas Young Marine Who Earned the Medal of Honor at Peleliu

Jacklyn Lucas Young Marine Who Earned the Medal of Honor at Peleliu

Nov 27 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was 14, a boy by any measure. But in Peleliu’s crucible, he became something else entirely—a human shield wrapped in flesh and defiance. Two grenades landed at his feet. Wi...

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