U.S. Air Force GEN. Richard B. Myers (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, places a glass of water on a table as the Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks to U.S. military personnel stationed at Abu Ghurayb (Abu Ghraib), Baghdad Province, Iraq, on May 13, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Jerry Morrision) (Released)
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Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jerry Morrison, Jr., USAF
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Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.
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13/05/2004
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