From POW to professor of military medicine: shares story of resiliency

Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum shares her personal story with Team Mildenhall members about her story of being captured during the Persian Gulf War, Mar. 2, 2017, at the base theater on RAF Mildenhall, England. Cornum spoke about injuries she sustained from a helicopter crash during the war and about her subsequent capture by Iraqi soldiers who held her as a prisoner of war. She described how her resiliency and positive thoughts got her through the ordeal when she returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Christine Halan

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