Coronavirus: Bennie Adkins, who won Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam, dead at 86 Bennie Adkins was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2014 by President Barack Obama. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) April 19, 2020 at 11:45 am EDT By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk. OPELIKA, Ala. — Bennie Adkins, an Alabama resident who served during with the Green Berets …