Its a special day at the National Infantry Museum! President - TopicsExpress



          

Its a special day at the National Infantry Museum! President Barack Obama will present the Medal of Honor to Opelika, Alabama resident and retired Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins on September 15 at The White House. Today, Command Sergeant Major Adkins is at the museum speaking with media, touring the museum and paying his respects at the Vietnam Memorial Plaza. Adkins will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as an Intelligence Sergeant with Detachment A-102, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces at Camp A Shau in the Republic of Vietnam. Adkins distinguished himself during 38 hours of close-combat fighting and 48-hours of escape and evasion against enemy forces, March 9-12, 1966. Learn more at: army.mil/medalofhonor/adkins.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:36:22 +0000

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