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Pfc. Jacklyn H. Lucas, 17, of Belhaven, NC, is congratulated by his girlfriend Carolyn Brown on the South Lawn of the White House after he received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman. Pfc. Lucas joined the Marines at the age of 14 and was wounded when he covered two grenades with his body on Iwo Jima. From: Beth Gore