The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.

2004

• Two Marines from 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, Private First Class (PFC) Andrew J. Sting and PFC Jeremiah J. Trefney, pled guilty at separate court-martials of abusing an Iraqi prisoner with electrical shocks in early April at a temporary holding facility in Mamudiyah. Both were sentenced to prison as well as reduction of rank to private, forfeiture of all pay, and a bad-conduct discharge. Two others were also set to be tried at a later date at special court-martials in connection with the same incident.

2005

• End of Operation Matador (Battle of Al-Qa’im) in Iraq.
• End of Operation Block Party II in Iraq.
• Coalition forces complete Operation Matador, a seven-day operation by U.S. Marines near the Syrian border to elimintate safe havens used by al-Qaeda and other insurgent groups.

2007

• Operation Beach Yellow in Iraq

Casualties on May 14:

• NUTT, DAVID TERRELL – May 14, 2003
• BARNHILL, EDWARD CARL – May 14, 2004
• CRONKRITE, BRUD JOSEPH – May 14, 2004
• HARLAN, JAMES WILLIAM – May 14, 2004
• MORA, MICHAEL ANGELO – May 14, 2004
• SPAKOSKY, PHILIP IAN – May 14, 2004
• GILLICAN, CHARLES CRUM III – May 14, 2005
• ENGEMAN, JOHN WILLIAM – May 14, 2006
• MARIN DOMINGUEZ JR, JOSE SANTOS – May 14, 2006
• WEEKS, JAMIE DUNBAR – May 14, 2006
• WEST, ROBERT HODGE – May 14, 2006
• WORRELL, MATTHEW WADE – May 14, 2006
• YEARBY, HATAKYUKAKEYU MARTIN – May 14, 2006
• BAUGUESS, LARRY JOHN JR – May 14, 2007
• DUNCKLEY, ALLEN JAMES JR – May 14, 2007
• GONZALEZ, CHRISTOPHER NEIL – May 14, 2007
• HARTGE, NICHOLAS SCOTT – May 14, 2007
• SELF, JOHN THOMAS – May 14, 2007
• WALKER, JEFFREY DAVIS – May 14, 2007
• WRIGHT, THOMAS GEORGE – May 14, 2007
• COTA, VICTOR M – May 14, 2008
• KISSELOFF, DENIS DELEON – May 14, 2010
• BAKER, JEFFREY CHRISTOPHER – May 14, 2013
• DAEHLING, MITCHELL KIRK – May 14, 2013
• GILBERT, WILLIAM JOSEPH – May 14, 2013
• TOWSE, CODY JAMES – May 14, 2013