The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson

The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon; soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard); and the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own;” conduct modified military funeral honors with funeral escort for Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins in Section 12 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2020.
Adkins was drafted into the Army Dec. 5, 1956. After attending Airborne School, he volunteered for Special Forces in 1961. He served with Special Forces for more than 13 years with the 7th, 3rd, 6th and 5th Special Forces Groups (Airborne).
CSGM Adkins distinguished himself during 38 hours of close-combat fighting against enemy forces on March 9 to 12, 1966. At that time, then-Sergeant First Class Adkins was serving as an Intelligence Sergeant with Detachment A-102, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces at Camp "A Shau", in the Republic of Vietnam. This was his second of three non-consecutive tours to Vietnam.
For more information on his Medal of Honor citation, please visit: https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/adkins/
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)