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Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins, center, holds hands with his wife, Mary, and shares a laugh with a soldier after being inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2014.

Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins, center, holds hands with his wife, Mary, and shares a laugh with a soldier after being inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2014.

Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins, center, holds hands with his wife, Mary, and shares a laugh with a soldier after being inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2014.

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