1. Rhonda L Cornum was born on October 31,1954 and is a retired United States Army officer and the Director of Health Strategy for TechWerks.
11 Facts About Rhonda Cornum
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Rhonda Cornum is a surgeon, board-certified in urology, having earned a doctorate in biochemistry and nutrition from Cornell University.
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Rhonda Cornum commanded the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, was president of her class at the National War College, and then became the command surgeon for United States Army Forces Command.
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At the United States Army Aviation Center, Rhonda Cornum both researched and worked as a flight surgeon at the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence.
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Rhonda Cornum's interests were focused on the human factors of flight.
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Rhonda Cornum was first taken to Basra and then held prisoner for a week in Baghdad and released on March 5,1991.
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Rhonda Cornum testified about her treatment to the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Services.
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Rhonda Cornum resumed her military career after she returned to the United States.
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Rhonda Cornum served as the staff urologist at Eisenhower Army medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
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Rhonda Cornum's decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart, Air Medal, and Prisoner of War Medal.
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Rhonda Cornum is one of only seven women in history to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.