#jacklyn lucas

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“I had already passed from boy to man. I thought I knew it all. Though I had yet to see friends evaporate before my eyes, or an enemy bleed out and die by my own hand, I had loved and now I had hated and I considered myself more than ready to go to war.”

-Jacklyn Lucas

Indestructible: The Unforgettable Story of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima

[quotes-that-speak-to-me]

“Joy can be shared, but grief is endured alone.”

-Jacklyn Lucas

Indestructible: The Unforgettable Story of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima

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3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the age of 14, Jacklyn Lucas snuck onto a ship bound for 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 the age of 17. (source)