Hilliard Wilbanks from Cornelia was awarded the Medal of Honor poshumously for his bravery in Vietnam.  
 
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<a href='https://www.cmohs.org/'>The Medal of Honor website</a>- more stories of bravery

James Oglethorpe and the Georgia Colony

A short podcast about history, names and places, primarily in Northeast Georgia.  Centers on Habersham, Banks, Franklin, Stephens and Hall counties.  From colonial times, the Civil War, and today.