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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a ceremony inducting retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins and Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2014. Both received a Medal of Honor the previous day. Adkins was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during a battle at Camp A Shau, South Vietnam, March 9-12, 1966. Then-Sergeant 1st Class Adkins was assigned to Detachment A-102, 5th Special Forces Group at the time of the action. Sloat was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during a combat patrol near Hawk Hill Fire Base, South Vietnam, Jan. 17, 1970. Sloat was assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry (Americal) Division. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Hurt, U.S. Navy/Released)
| Date Taken: | 09.16.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.02.2014 03:27 |
| Photo ID: | 1577442 |
| VIRIN: | 140916-D-AF077-003 |
| Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
| Size: | 7.49 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VA, US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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