Youngest Marine To Receive Medal of Honor Dies

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M50o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr Youngest Marine To Receive Medal of Honor Dies
Published: Thu, June 05, 2008 - 10:36 am
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jack Lucas, who at 14 lied his way into
military service during World War II and became the youngest Marine
to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday in a Hattiesburg,
Miss., hospital. He was 80.
Ponda Lee at Moore Funeral Service said the funeral home was
notified that Lucas had died during the pre-dawn hours at Forrest
General Hospital. He had been battling cancer. Lee said funeral
arrangements were incomplete.
Lucas was just six days past his 17th birthday in February 1945
when his heroism at Iwo Jima earned him the nation's highest
military honor.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Mercy ! KxVx what are you majoring in at school ? Aggravation? Cool it some, you’re in the attack mode. Your no dummy, you know what he’s getting at. For example, if you were getting beat on by the bully of the block, I’m not going to go happily on my way and ignore it, i’m going to jump in and try to help you. We both might end up in the hospital but I’m gonna try to help. Same way with nations. If your neighbor needs help and is trying to help them selves you help them, by doing so you also help your self. That’s the way it goes if you’re talking about people or nations. As for Jack Lucas, he was a hell raiser and went his own way but if you were in deep do-do you would be proud to have him by your side. He wouldn’t hesitate to state his opinion or do what he thought best regardless of the punishment. He deserved every award he got and more. I bet you would be a good candidate for what we called our selves"Uncle Sams Misguided Children”. Have a good night.

Posted by carl on 06/11/08 - 6:12 pm • Report Abuse   

“Do you not think that if we hed not helped these other countries, we would be next for the taking?”

Oh you’re completely right, I can’t believe I never saw it that way!!! If we fight wars FOR other countries, and we attack other people BEFORE they attack us they will all know who the big boy in the locker room is. I now see your logic. Biggest “gun” wins. I think I’m going to be a patriot now.

Posted by KxVx on 06/11/08 - 5:05 pm • Report Abuse   

Do you not think that if we hed not helped these other countries, we would be next for the taking?
Now you are comparing illegals to our military,
You are one dumb SOB.
Los americanos amamos nuestra lengua, pero no queremos tener que hablar un idioma extranjero porque vivimos en Américau
I can’t take it anymore, I will refrain from posting on this subject with you any longer, you obliviously (yes thats the way I wanted it to sound) do not get it. You are lacking in the common sense vitamin and until you can type something that doesn’t compare our armed forces to Thugs, criminals, illegals and killers it would be useless for me to do anything but wish I could reach into this computer. You have won for I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Posted by Wait4Me on 06/11/08 - 4:57 pm • Report Abuse   

J’aimerais pour les Américains pour savoir plus de langues. Querría para los norteamericanos sepa más idiomas.

Other than Japan/WWI, those wars didn’t help us be free, they helped people in OTHER COUNTRIES be free. You said so yourself!

Ok. How about all the people who come to America illegally, because they think it’s the RIGHT THING TO DO to PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES? They get prosecuted and shipped back with everybody else, they don’t get rewarded!

Posted by KxVx on 06/11/08 - 4:38 pm • Report Abuse   

KxVX what he he’’ are talking about what country have we went into just to kill, lets see:
Kuwait? no liberation from Iraq, Iraq? no liberation from dictator, France? no to protect them from enemies, Vietnam? no to protect them from North Veitnam, Japan? no provoked and fired upon first. If you belive the use of military force by the USA is about going into a country to kill people, you are an idiot. If having to kill somebody to protect my family, country and way of life I sure as he’’ would in a heart beat. But its not the case with Mr. Lucas, he went to war because he believed it was the right thing to do. I truly believe if it was up to people that think like you we would all be speaking a foriegn language and this wouldn’t be the US. Your comments are unwanted in this scenario and I for one would love for you to not use your right to free speach and just pack, move and be happy in a peaceful country, just don’t leave a forwarding address, because WE Americans do not want it.

Posted by Wait4Me on 06/11/08 - 4:23 pm • Report Abuse   

You mean other than moving out of the country, right? wink

Posted by KxVx on 06/11/08 - 4:18 pm • Report Abuse   

KxVx you are one of the most uneducated people I have ever come across.  Yes there is a thing as free speach and also something called respect.  You might want to think about what you are saying and all of the people who have family and friends that are in the military.  People that serve in the Military are doing more for our country then you have or probally ever will do.

Posted by asda on 06/11/08 - 4:05 pm • Report Abuse   

Have YOU ever lived in a country under attack by the USA? Or have you always just done the killing?

Posted by KxVx on 06/11/08 - 3:42 pm • Report Abuse   

To everyone trying to put KxVX in her place—don’t waste your time some people just do not understand complex issues and can only make crazy remarks to try and get some attention.

Posted by asda on 06/11/08 - 2:12 pm • Report Abuse   

To the family of Mr.Jack Lucas I am sorry for your lost.  Mr. Lucas is a great example of the people willing to give whatever it takes to uphold what is right.

Posted by asda on 06/11/08 - 2:10 pm • Report Abuse   


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