Feb 18 , 2026
John Basilone’s world narrowed to the sharp crack of rifle fire and the scream of grenades exploding in the jungle. Sweat mixed with dirt stung his eyes. Around him, Marines fell. Still, he stood f...
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Jan 21 , 2026
Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 17 when he went to hell and back—barefoot, armed only with grit and a recklessness few could fathom. In the chaos of Iwo Jima, when death screamed down the cliffs and grena...
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Jan 18 , 2026
He was running point under a sky split by thunder and gunfire. The jungle was a choking, muddy tomb. Then the grenade came—rolling fast, a demon born to kill without warning. Robert H. Jenkins Jr.,...
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Dec 22 , 2025
Grenade pin torn. Time slows. Robert H. Jenkins Jr., a Marine and a brother, threw himself—whole life, whole body—onto a live grenade at Quang Nam Province on March 5, 1969. Blood and Faith in the...
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Dec 08 , 2025
The grenade arced through the humid Vietnamese jungle, a death sentence spinning toward a band of Marines. Without hesitation, Lance Corporal Robert H. Jenkins Jr. dove forward and threw himself on...
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Nov 27 , 2025
Explosions painted the jungle sky red. Grenades tore at the earth, screams swallowed by war's endless roar. Amid the chaos, a young Marine saw a flash—a live grenade tossed toward his squad. Instin...
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