She Went to War: The Rhonda Cornum Story
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0891415076 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Read this Book!" according to ChronosInfinitum. VERY, very fortunate to know the Cornum family. Rhonda is a true American Patriot, Soldier, Physician, Consummate Flag Officer; Both she and Kory (the other General Cornum) are amazing people. VERY blessed to know them. What an amazing journey and what an amazing life.. "a remarkable woman, a wonderful book" according to Alejandra Vernon. This book is a riveting account of Major Rhonda Cornum's capture and days as a P.O.W. in 1991. Most of the chapters alternate between Rhonda's life before deployment to Saudi Arabia, and her time in the Middle East and in captivity. It is a moving portrait of a woman who as well as being a loving mother and wife, had dedicated her life to me. She Went for a Swim girl friend in trouble I pinched COL Cornum's book from my boyfriend, curious to find out more about his boss. She jogs by my workplace almost daily, she seems frail and full of girlish energy. Recently,I met her at a LRMC function and she IS full of girlish energy. As she's a former POW, I was unsure what to expect. Since then, I've been even more curious about t
Photos not seen by PW. That she survived the painful, humilating ordeal all the way to Baghdad and repatriation via the International Red Cross was due not only to her grit but to an irrespressible vitality. The story is that of Army battalion surgeon and helicopter pilot Cornum--a major, wife of an Air Force officer and mother of a 14-year-old daughter--who was captured when her helicopter was shot down deep in Iraqi territory. One of only three survivors, Cornum required medical care for fractured arms, a broken finger, a smashed knee and lacerations--and received it after three days of being roughly shuttled from bunkers to primitive prisons. Aside from her own heroic tale, Cornum--ably assisted by Copeland, Pentagon and Gulf War correspondent for the Scripps Howard News Service--emphasizes the importance of comradeship with other members of the mammoth war machi
Doc Cornum's story of her shoot-down, capture, and imprisonment by the Iraqis is as fast-paced and dramatic as a good adventure novel.