The Army Sustainment Command Wellness Division invites you to attend Resilience in Captivity on Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Heritage Hall, Bldg. 60, 1-2 p.m. The event will feature keynote speaker Air Force Lt. Col. (ret.) Dr. Paul Needham. A 28-year-old captain at the time, Needham ended up spending more than a year in Iran, one of dozens of Americans taken prisoner and held for 444 days by Iranian militants. During this period of confinement, he and other hostages were subjected to abominable conditions and constant harassment from their captors. The hostages were continuously used in several forms of propaganda such as being paraded in front of media cameras while blind folded and hands tied behind their backs. Throughout the duration of their captivity, the hostages were held in conditions comparable to those under which persons have generally been held captive by enemy forces during periods of armed conflict. Despite the harsh conditions, he continuously provided an example for all other Americans to emulate through his adherence to the Code of Conduct. Needham is now retired, but was most recently a professor of logistics at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. In 2011, he was one of six airmen taken hostage at the embassy to receive the Prisoner of War Medal. Please join us as Needham speaks about his time in captivity and the resilience of the human spirit. To sign up for this event in TEDs use keyword "Resilience speaker." For additional information or accommodations please contact Mary Ann Wicks, Program Specialist (Health, Wellness, & Resiliency), at 309-782-3188, or mary.a.wicks2.civ@mail.mil.