The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2003
- Start of Battle of Nasiriyah in Iraq.
- 3d Infantry Division attacks Tallil Air Base and As Samawah on the road to Baghdad.
2007
- Marines with Marine Wing Support Group 17 and 9th Engineer Support Battalion returned to Okinawa, Japan, following deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
2009
- End of Battle of Alasay in Afghanistan
Casualties on March 23:
- ARCHULETA, TAMARA LEE – March 23, 2003
- HICKS, JASON CARLYLE – March 23, 2003
- MALTZ, MICHAEL HARRY – March 23, 2003
- PLITE, JASON THOMAS – March 23, 2003
- STEIN, JOHN HENRY – March 23, 2003
- TEAL, JOHN MICHAEL – March 23, 2003
- ADDISON, JAMAAL RASHARD – March 23, 2003
- ANGUIANO, EDWARD JOHN – March 23, 2003
- BITZ, MICHAEL EDWARD – March 23, 2003
- BUESING, BRIAN RORY – March 23, 2003
- BUGGS, GEORGE EDWARD – March 23, 2003
- BURKETT, TAMARIO DEMETRICE – March 23, 2003
- CHANAWONGSE, KEMAPHOOM AHN – March 23, 2003
- CLINE, DONALD JOHN JR – March 23, 2003
- DOWDY, ROBERT JOHN – March 23, 2003
- ESTRELLA-SOTO, RUBEN – March 23, 2003
- FRIBLEY, DAVID KEITH – March 23, 2003
- GARIBAY, JOSE ANGEL – March 23, 2003
- GIFFORD, JONATHAN LEE – March 23, 2003
- GONZALEZ, JORGE ALONSO – March 23, 2003
- HUTCHINGS, NOLEN RYAN – March 23, 2003
- JOHNSON, HOWARD II – March 23, 2003
- JORDAN, PHILLIP ANDREW – March 23, 2003
- KIEHL, JAMES MICHAEL – March 23, 2003
- MATA, JOHNNY VILLAREAL – March 23, 2003
- NIXON, PATRICK RAY – March 23, 2003
- PIESTEWA, LORI ANN – March 23, 2003
- POKORNEY, FREDERICK EBEN JR – March 23, 2003
- REISS, BRENDON CURTIS – March 23, 2003
- ROSACKER, RANDAL KENT – March 23, 2003
- SEIFERT, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT – March 23, 2003
- SLOAN, BRANDON ULYSSES – March 23, 2003
- SLOCUM, THOMAS JONATHAN – March 23, 2003
- WALTERS, DONALD RALPH – March 23, 2003
- WILLIAMS, MICHAEL JASON – March 23, 2003
- BRUCE, TRAVIS ROBERT – March 23, 2005
- BEERY, BROCK ALAN – March 23, 2006
- MCCAULLEY, RANDY DONALD – March 23, 2006
- RIEWER, GREG NINERD – March 23, 2007
- SPRINGER, LANCE CRAIG II – March 23, 2007
- CANHAM, DUSTIN LEE – March 23, 2008