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Imagery taken by MARFORRES COMMSTRAT

Jun 9, 2008

HATTIESBURG, Miss.- Ruby Lucas, widow of Medal of Honor recipient Jack Lucas, is comforted by friends and family during graveside services here June 9. Hundreds gathered to say farewell to Jack Lucas, who enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 14 and later went on to receive the nation's highest military decoration at 17 for his actions on Iwo Jima. (Official photo by Gunnery Sgt. J.J. Connolly Jr.)

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