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FILE- In this Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama bestows the Medal of Honor on retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Adkins was deployed three times to Vietnam with the Special Forces and is being recognized for actions during his second combat tour, in 1966, when he ran wounded through enemy fire to drag injured comrades to safety. Adkins died of coronavirus on April 17, 2020 at the age of 86. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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FILE - In a Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with retired Army Command Sgt. Major Bennie G. Adkins after presenting him with the Medal of Honor, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Bennie G. Adkins, who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, died from complications from coronavirus. The Bennie Adkins Foundation announced the death on social media Friday, April 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Medal of Honor winner dies from COVID-19

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Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins salutes after President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on him in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Adkins was deployed three times to Vietnam with the Special Forces and is being recognized for actions during his second combat tour, in 1966, when he ran wounded through enemy fire to drag injured comrades to safety.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bennie Adkins, Medal of Honor recipient, dies from coronavirus

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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor for Army Spc. Donald P. Sloat to his brother William Sloat, left, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept., 15, 2014. Donald P. Sloat of Coweta, Okla., was killed in action on Jan. 17, 1970, at age 20. While on patrol, a soldier in his squad triggered a hand grenade trap that had been placed in their path by enemy forces. According to the White House, Sloat picked up the live grenade, initially to throw it away. When he realized it was about to detonate, he shielded the blast with his own body in order to save the lives of his fellow soldiers.&#160;(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama awards two Medals of Honor for bravery in Vietnam

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