{"id":67553,"date":"2023-03-20T20:05:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/20\/military-times-special-report-the-iraq-war-20-years-later\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:52:07","slug":"military-times-special-report-the-iraq-war-20-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/special-projects\/2023\/03\/20\/military-times-special-report-the-iraq-war-20-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Times Special Report: The Iraq War, 20 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=c161b6a6-2c10-4a7a-81de-b793fad0c8ed\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-c161b6a6-2c10-4a7a-81de-b793fad0c8ed.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Military Times marks the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, starting a long war there that continues to reverberate today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies continues to resonate in the lives of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and veterans today. From experiences that changed doctrine and warfighting to shifting views of the war and its legacy over time for troops who served, these stories on the 20th anniversary of the invasion show how it continues to matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military Times Early Bird Brief Editor Jonathan Lehrfeld researched key leaders in the maritime forces and, separately, a Pew Research survey on veterans\u2019 opinions of war. Air Force Times Senior Reporter Rachel Cohen wrote a then-and-now article focused on air power in 2003 and how a similar conflict might unfold with today\u2019s technology. Observation Post Editor Sarah Sicard conducted interviews with veterans who\u2019ll look back on this war for the rest of their lives and asked how they view their service and the war\u2019s conclusion now. Army Times Senior Reporter Davis Winkie showcased how one Army mission within the larger operation led to stars on shoulders and events that shaped Army doctrine to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/03\/17\/the-stars-born-on-highway-8\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The stars born on Highway 8<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/03\/17\/modern-shock-and-awe-would-be-defined-by-aging-jets-new-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Modern \u2018shock and awe\u2019 would be defined by aging jets, new tactics<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/17\/how-iraq-tours-helped-the-careers-of-these-sea-service-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>How Iraq tours helped the careers of these sea service veterans<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/17\/iraq-war-veterans-refuse-to-be-defined-by-a-war-they-didnt-lose\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Iraq War veterans refuse to be defined by a war they didn\u2019t lose<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/17\/polls-show-support-for-iraq-war-drop-in-20-years-post-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Polls show support for Iraq War drop in 20 years post invasion<\/b><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2003 invasion of Iraq continues to resonate in the lives of troops today; a special report on the 20th anniversary of that momentous event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":72102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":17,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,92,25,17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[407],"class_list":["post-67553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-left-column","category-newsletters","category-special-projects"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"GA3CGDW4ZFH37CDTVIIBWULRX4","arc_canonical_url":"\/special-projects\/2023\/03\/20\/military-times-special-report-the-iraq-war-20-years-later\/","remove_feature_photo":true,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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