New Alabama veterans home to be named for Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins
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Associated Press
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July 10, 2021
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins participates in a press conference just after receiving the Medal of Honor at the White House, Sept. 15, 2014. (Bernardo Fuller/U.S. Army)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. — A new state veterans home in southeast Alabama will be named for Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins, who received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War and died of COVID-19 last year, officials said Friday.
The new home, with space for 175 veterans, will be to be located in Enterprise, said a statement from the Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs.