Jacklyn Lucas

Jacklyn H. Lucas Joined the Marines at 14. He Snuck Aboard a Ship Bound to Iwo Jima, Stormed the Beach without a Rifle, and Threw Himself on Top of Two Grenades to Protect His Team. He Survived and Earned the Medal of Honor at 17.

The Medal of Honor can be earned by acts of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty, only while a member of the American Armed Forces is engaged in actual combat with an enemy of the Nation. But did you know how Jacklyn H. Lucas got his Medal of Honor? Jacklyn […]

Jacklyn H. Lucas Joined the Marines at 14. He Snuck Aboard a Ship Bound to Iwo Jima, Stormed the Beach without a Rifle, and Threw Himself on Top of Two Grenades to Protect His Team. He Survived and Earned the Medal of Honor at 17. Read More »