Jacklyn Lucas, 17-Year-Old Medal of Honor Hero Who Covered Grenades

Jacklyn Lucas, 17-Year-Old Medal of Honor Hero Who Covered Grenades

Nov 10 , 2025

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He was barely seventeen. Barely tall enough to see over the chaos. But on that hellish day in February 1945, Jacklyn Harold Lucas became something more—a damn shield between death and his brothers-...

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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 Lucas, 17-Year-Old Marine Who Survived Two Grenades

Jacklyn Lucas, 17-Year-Old Marine Who Survived Two Grenades

Nov 10 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 17 years old when he threw himself on two grenades to save his fellow Marines. Two grenades—detonating under his chest and legs. Most men would have died. Jacklyn did not. ...

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Jacklyn Lucas, Iwo Jima hero and Medal of Honor recipient

Jacklyn Lucas, Iwo Jima hero and Medal of Honor recipient

Nov 10 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was nineteen years old when he dove headfirst into hell, tearing open the bright grenade’s deadly grip with nothing but his bare hands. Two explosions, two grenades—one saving ...

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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, 16, Medal of Honor Marine Who Shielded Comrades

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, 16, Medal of Honor Marine Who Shielded Comrades

Nov 10 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was sixteen when he threw himself on not one, but two grenades, screaming until the blasts stopped ripping through the dirt and men around him. The blood soaked his uniform. Hi...

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