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Rhonda L. Cornum (born October 31, 1954) is a retired United States Army officer and the Director of Health Strategy for TechWerks. She is a surgeon, board-certified in urology, having earned a doctorate in biochemistry and nutrition from Cornell University.
Oct 27, 2022 · Rhonda Cornum was shot down during the Gulf War and spent 8 days in captivity in southern Iraq before the war ended. This is her story.
Mar 29, 2023 · Brigadier General (retired) Rhonda Cornum, Ph.D., M.D. Professor, Military and Operational Medicine, Uniformed Services University, and Director of Health Strategy,...
When U.S. Army flight surgeon Rhonda Cornum became one of two American service-women taken prisoner in the 1991 Persian Gulf War against Iraq, her story of resilience helped convince Americans that female soldiers could serve in expanded roles in wartime.
Rhonda Cornum was one of two U.S. Army women captured and held as a Prisoner of War during Operation Desert Storm. They were the first two women from any branch...
Retired Brigadier General Rhonda L. Cornum has enjoyed a distinguished career as an Army medical doctor and officer, and is an advocate for gender equality. In 2001, when she held the rank of colonel, she explained that, "You shouldn't think of yourself as a female colonel.
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.
Born October 31, 1954. Dayton, Ohio. U.S. Army flight surgeon who was held prisoner in Iraq during the Persian Gulf War. "I remember very distinctly thinking as I was crashing, 'I have had a great life,' because I thought it was ending then." Rhonda Cornum in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Describe the moment when they first realised they had a woman. ...They realised I was a woman when they stood me up, and at that point I had my flak jacket on and my survival vest and my weapon...
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Dr. Rhonda L. Cornum, a distinguished flight surgeon and prisoner of war during Operation Desert Storm.
