17-Year-Old Threw Himself on 2 Grenades—and Survived

At just 17 years old, U.S. Marine Jack Lucas became the youngest Medal of Honor recipient of WWII. On Iwo Jima, he threw himself onto two grenades to save his fellow Marines—and somehow survived. His unbelievable courage turned a teenager into one of America’s greatest war heroes.

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