Please lift up Bennie Adkins

[WannaDig3687]

Bennie is one of our Medal of Honor recipients who we have been honored to have as one of our Walleyes for Wounded Heroes. He is in the hospital, in critical condition, with Covid19. That I know of, he is not a TNetter, but there may be one of you who served with him.


This was posted on FB yesterday:

The Bennie Adkins Foundation

13 hrs ·

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit home. Bennie has been hospitalized and is critically ill with COVID-19 respiratory failure. We ask for your thoughts and prayers.




Here is a little bit about Bennie, taken from a March 9, 2020 post:

On this day 54 years ago, then-Sgt. 1st Class Bennie G. Adkins, while serving with 5th Special Forces Group - Airborne in Vietnam, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty during a 38 hour combat operation at Camp A Shau, Republic of Vietnam in which SFC Adkins “exposed himself to sporadic sniper fire and carried his wounded comrades to the camp dispensary”. SFC Adkins would later retire after 22 years of service at the rank of Command Sergeant Major and was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2014. Visit the following link to read CSM Adkins’s Medal of Honor citation: www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/3513/adkins-bennie-g.php

Thank you for your prayers,

WD

 

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[WannaDig3687]

Update:


Update on CSM Bennie Adkins from Mary Ann Adkins Blake - My dad is improving. He is now 70%vented vs 90%, lung xrays improved, BP is good, and heart rate is good. The doctors are using a new med on him-malaria medication. If there is anyone that can beat this, he can. You know he is a strong ole guy. Please continue to pray. Spread the word about his improvement and ask for prayers. ����

 

[Blak bart]

Well that's good news WD...Glad to here that. With a medal of honor we know he's a tough fighter !! More prayers !!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Thanks, Bart. I admit, I was a little scared to look at the FB post and very relieved to see the positive update.

 

[Blak bart]

How's it going for bennie ??

 

[WannaDig3687]

How's it going for bennie ??

No update posted. I did an online search, and there is nothing new. I can only find news reports that he is in the hospital. If you have Facebook, here is the link.


https://www.facebook.com/TheBennieAdkinsFoundation/

I will post any updates as soon as I get one.

 

[WannaDig3687]

I just received word that he is still in ICU, but improving very slowly.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I just received word that he is still in ICU, but improving very slowly.

Thanks for the update. Vietnam vets are dying off at accelerated rates, of course we're old now = pretty much expected....

Wish him the best.

 

[WannaDig3687]

You're welcome, Deep. And Thank You.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Sadly, Bennie Adkins has passed away. Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. Please continue to lift up his family and friends during this hard time.


https://www.waff.com/2020/04/17/med...bama-native-dies-after-covid-hospitalization/