"I would have been afraid, except that I was so grateful to be alive." (Video Interview, Part I, 54:44)

Rhonda Scott Cornum

Rhonda Cornum, 2003 War: Persian Gulf War, 1991 Branch: Army Unit: 2nd Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment Service Location: Kuwait Rank: Colonel POW: Yes

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.