Jan 05 , 2026
Jacklyn Harold Lucas was a boy with war in his blood—but no time to wait. When grenades rained down, he didn’t hesitate. He fell on them. Twice. At fourteen years old, he became the youngest Marine...
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Dec 30 , 2025
Jacklyn Harold Lucas Jr. was sixteen when he became flesh and steel fused. Just a kid from North Carolina, but on Iwo Jima, he was a wall against death. Two grenades, tossed like reapers, and he th...
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Oct 23 , 2025
John Basilone stood alone on a makeshift defense line, bullets tearing the air around him like angry wasps. The night was delirious: fire, smoke, and the howl of charging Japanese troops. His twin ...
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Oct 22 , 2025
John Basilone stood alone, bullets ripping the air around him, the island’s jungle choking on smoke and blood. His .50 caliber machine gun roared thunder, tearing through waves of Japanese infantry...
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Oct 09 , 2025
John Basilone stood alone, surrounded by blood and smoke, his twin machine guns ripping through wave after wave of enemy soldiers. The night was a hellscape on Guadalcanal, Pacific theater, 1942. A...
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