On Iwo Jima, He Fell on Two Grenades to Save His Fellow Marines

Jacklyn Lucas was an angry kid. His dad died when he was 10. Jack took it out on everyone. Mom couldn’t control him, and after a year of fighting other kids, she sent her fireplug of an 11-year-old to Edwards Military Academy in Salemburg North Carolina. Jack, it seemed, had found a place that could control his violent tendencies. He excelled at the military academy. By December 1941, he was a cadet captain. On December 7, 1941, that changed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.Read More