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TIL Jacklyn Lucas joined the Marines at age 14 (via forged documents). He saved 3 comrades in Iwo Jima when 2 grenades landed near them, by pushing one into ash/sand and covering it with his body, and pulling the other one beneath him. One exploded. He survived and earned a Medal of Honor at age 17.

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