Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins, the adjutant general of Maryland, was awarded the Estonia Order of the Cross of the Eagle 2nd Class on Nov. 3, 2014, at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore. The Order of the Cross of the Eagle was instituted in 1928 by the Estonian Defense League to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Estonian independence and is bestowed in recognition of military and national defense service. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office)