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    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    09.16.2014

    Photo by Sean Hurt 

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    Medal of Honor recipients U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins and Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat are inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2014. Adkins was awarded the Medal of Honor Sept. 15, 2014, for actions during a battle at Camp A Shau, South Vietnam, March 9-12, 1966. Then Sgt. 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 Sept. 15, 2014, 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)

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    Date Taken: 09.16.2014
    Date Posted: 09.30.2014 11:08
    Photo ID: 1574300
    VIRIN: 140916-N-AF077-254
    Resolution: 3280x4928
    Size: 2 MB
    Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US

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