Harold Lucas, Tarawa Marine Who Earned the Medal of Honor

Harold Lucas, Tarawa Marine Who Earned the Medal of Honor

Jun 18 , 2026

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Two grenades landed in the foxhole. No time to think. Harold Lucas, barely seventeen, did what no one else could. He threw himself on the deadly thunder, clutching the bombs to his chest. His body ...

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Jacklyn Lucas, the youngest Marine in WWII who saved fellow Marines

Jacklyn Lucas, the youngest Marine in WWII who saved fellow Marines

May 25 , 2026

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Seventeen years old. Barely a man—yet a Marine already soaked in the blood of war. It was November 20, 1943, on the island of Tarawa. Chaos strangled the air. Grenades exploded. Men screamed. Jackl...

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Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest Medal of Honor Marine Who Smothered Grenades

Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest Medal of Honor Marine Who Smothered Grenades

Mar 08 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 14 when he tried to join the Marines. They sent him home. Three months later, with forged papers and a heart unbreakable, he made it. Few boys that young walk into hell and...

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James E. Robinson Jr. Medal of Honor Recipient at Tarawa, 1943

James E. Robinson Jr. Medal of Honor Recipient at Tarawa, 1943

Jan 26 , 2026

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He was the first to charge, a single man against dozens in a hailstorm of bullets. His voice cut through the chaos—orders barked while blood soaked the earth beneath brittle olive drab boots. James...

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Jacklyn Lucas, youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Lucas, youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor

Dec 08 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was just a kid. Barely seventeen and clawing his way through Hell on Tarawa. Yet when the enemy grenade landed among his squad, this boy made a choice no grown man should be fo...

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