Jacklyn Lucas Youngest Marine in WWII to Receive the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Lucas Youngest Marine in WWII to Receive the Medal of Honor

Nov 04 , 2025

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In the chaos of Iwo Jima, a teenage Marine threw himself on grenades to save his brothers. Two explosive charges slammed into flesh and bone, but Jacklyn Harold Lucas lived. His body—a shield forge...

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Youngest Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Jacklyn Harold Lucas

Youngest Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Jacklyn Harold Lucas

Nov 04 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was just 14 when he made the choice most adults can’t fathom: to throw himself onto grenades, saving his brothers in arms with nothing but raw guts and a stubborn heart. The bl...

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Iwo Jima Teen Jacklyn Lucas Who Shielded His Fellow Marines

Iwo Jima Teen Jacklyn Lucas Who Shielded His Fellow Marines

Nov 04 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas bore scars no child should carry. Barely seventeen, boots still too big for his feet, he crawled into the nightmare of Iwo Jima’s volcanic ash. The ground beneath him burned wi...

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Jacklyn Lucas, Medal of Honor Marine Who Saved Comrades at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, Medal of Honor Marine Who Saved Comrades at Iwo Jima

Nov 04 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was barely 17 when hell opened under his boots. Two grenades slammed into his foxhole. Without hesitation, he flung himself on them—twice. Shrapnel tore through flesh and bone,...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Youngest Marine to Receive the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, Youngest Marine to Receive the Medal of Honor

Nov 04 , 2025

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The air tore apart with screams and fire. Two grenades smacked the ground at his feet. No time. No second chance. Jacklyn Harold Lucas dove—his young body shielded fellow Marines from certain death...

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Jacklyn Lucas, the Boy Who Earned the Medal of Honor at Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, the Boy Who Earned the Medal of Honor at Iwo Jima

Nov 04 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was fifteen when war found him. Fifteen years old. A boy among men. But on the savage frontlines of Iwo Jima, that boy did what no man should be asked—but what honor demands. H...

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