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Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks
February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:

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Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks

After hundreds of combat missions in Vietnam, Air Force Capt. Hilliard Almond Wilbanks gave his life to save friendly troops when air support wasn't available quickly enough. His heroic actions led Wilbanks to be awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.

Wilbanks was born July 26, 1933, in Cornelia, Ge . . .

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