Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, presents retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins with a Medal of Honor flag after inducting him into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2014. Adkins was awarded the Medal of Honor Sept. 15, 2014, for actions during a battle at Camp A Shau, South Vietnam, March 9-12, 1966. Then-Sgt. 1st Class Adkins was assigned to Detachment A-102, 5th Special Forces Group at the time of the action. (

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