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| Tango01 | 15 Sep 2014 9:10 p.m. PST |
…Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins. "As many as 175 enemy troops killed, 18 wounds from enemy fire, 38 hours of battle, 48 hours evading the North Vietnamese troops in the bush -- and one tiger. Those are the numbers behind Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins' Medal of Honor, an award he will receive from President Obama in a White House ceremony Monday. Adkins, of Opelika, Alabama, is being honored for his actions in Vietnam's A Shau Valley more than 48 years ago. Then a 32-year-old sergeant first class, Adkins was among a handful of Americans working with troops of the South Vietnamese Civil Irregular Defense Group at Camp A Shau when the camp was attacked by a large North Vietnamese and Viet Cong force on March 9, 1966, according to an Army report…"
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link This not deserves a movie? Amicalement
Armand |
Garryowen  | 16 Sep 2014 2:00 p.m. PST |
Well deserved. Yes, a movie would be great. Tom |
| Tango01 | 16 Sep 2014 11:18 p.m. PST |
Glad you agree my friend. Amicalement
Armand |
| soledad | 02 Oct 2014 9:54 a.m. PST |
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