Rhonda Scott Cornum |
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Rhonda Cornum, 2003 | Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995
Army
2nd Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment
Kuwait
Colonel
Yes
Dayton, OH
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In a conflict as brief and lopsided as the Persian Gulf War, it may be surprising that there were actually American prisoners of war. Rhonda Cornum was one; she served with an Attack Helicopter Battalion as a medical officer, went down in a helicopter crash and for seven days was held by the Iraqis. She drew on her training as both a soldier and doctor to survive her brief but painful ordeal.
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