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Jack Lucas exemplified with his own blood and grit the spirit of sacrifice that won the war in the Pacific. All Americans should know his story; our foes should contemplate it. -- Bob Dole Jack Lucas's story is beyond compare. ... Spendidly written. -- Leatherneck (The Magazine of the Marines) One of the most remarkable true stories one is ever likely to read. -- <em>WWII History</em>

“Jack Lucas exemplified with his own blood and grit the spirit of sacrifice that won the war in the Pacific. All Americans should know his story; our foes should contemplate it.” — Bob Dole “Jack Lucas’s story is beyond compare. ... Spendidly written.” — Leatherneck (The Magazine of the Marines) “One of the most remarkable true stories one is ever likely to read.” — WWII History “Worth reading … The story of his recovery from his wounds and postwar life, including celebrity tours with his Medal of Honor, are told with painstaking detail, and are as fascinating as his heroic actions on Iwo Jima.”  — Wall Street Journal

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Jack H. Lucas (1928 - 2008) was born in Plymouth, North Carolina, and enrolled in the Marine Corps Reserve at 14, after lying about his age. For his heroics in battle, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in October, 1945. At 17, he was the youngest Medal of Honor winner of World War II. He passed away on June 5, 2008, at the age of 80.

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