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Arlington funeral held for Medal of Honor recipient who died from COVID-19 The Associated Press December 16, 2020 The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct modified military funeral honors for Medal of Honor recipient Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Dec. 16, 2020. (Elizabeth Fraser/Arlington National Cemetery) MONTGOMERY, Ala. Alabama Medal of Honor recipient Bennie G. Adkins, who died from COVID-19 earlier this year, was remembered at his funeral Wednesday both for his battlefield heroics and the work he did to help others after Vietnam. Adkins’ flag-draped coffin sat at the front of an Arlington National Cemetery chapel decorated with Christmastime poinsettias as Lt. Col. Michael Shellman, an Army chaplain, described the retired Army command sergeant major as a decorated veteran and “a man well-loved.” ....
Funeral held for Medal of Honor recipient killed by COVID-19 December 16, 2020 GMT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama Medal of Honor recipient Bennie G. Adkins, who died from COVID-19 earlier this year, was remembered at his funeral Wednesday both for his battlefield heroics and the work he did to help others after Vietnam. Adkins’ flag-draped coffin sat at the front of an Arlington National Cemetery chapel decorated with Christmastime poinsettias as Lt. Col. Michael Shellman, an Army chaplain, described the retired Army command sergeant major as a decorated veteran and “a man well-loved.” Special Forces Gen. John W. Brennan Jr. recalled meeting Adkins at the ceremony in 2014 where Adkins was presented with the nation’s highest military honor for heroism during the Vietnam War. Adkins ran through exploding mortar rounds to drag several troops to safety, according to his medal citation, and then exposed himself to sniper fire to carry wounded comrades to medica ....