Cracked
has the stories of men who refused to die under circumstances in which
most would have succumbed. Whether it was luck, skills, or an inner
toughness, we can't say. But just putting oneself into these various
circumstances takes bravery far beyond most people. Here's what Jack
Lucas did during the war. The big one.
14-year-old
Jacklyn "Jack" Lucas was big for his age. But rather than squander his
gifts playing football or buying beer for his friends, Lucas instead
forged his mother's signature on a recruitment form and went to fight
with the Marines in World War II. While trenched in on the shores of Iwo
Jima, two grenades threatened to take out Lucas and his squad-mates.
Here's what happened next, in Lucas' own words: "I hollered to my pals
to get out and did a Superman dive at the grenades. I wasn't a Superman
after I got hit. I let out one helluva scream when that thing went off."
Lucas'
heroism earned him "more than 250 pieces of shrapnel in his body and
every major organ, including six pieces in his brain and two in his
heart." He returned home at 17 years old -- not even old enough to
technically enlist today -- where he became the youngest Marine to ever
be awarded the Medal Of Honor.
But there are more brave exploits that Lucas survived.
Read the rest of his story, and those of four other guys, told in R-rated language at Cracked.
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