The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2007
- Operation Safe Neighborhood in Iraq
2008
- The first of three scheduled court-martials pending against members of the Camp Pendleton-based 3d Battalion, 1st Marines, for the slaying of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in November 2005, began. 1stLt Andrew A. Grayson, a former intelligence officer, was not present at the time of the incident but was charged with improperly investigating the deaths as well as ordering another Marine to destroy evidence.
- Operation Gravel Dump in Iraq
Casualties on May 28:
- BRADLEY, KENNETH RAY – May 28, 2003
- PEREZ, JOSE AMANCIO III – May 28, 2003
- SCHRAM, MATHEW EARL – May 28, 2003
- BARNHILL, MICHAEL SCOTT – May 28, 2005
- SAYLES, PHILLIP NICHOLAS – May 28, 2005
- SMART, ALBERT EUGENE – May 28, 2005
- ALEXEEV, ALEXANDRE ALEXANDROVICH – May 28, 2007
- BAKER, ZACHARY DAVID – May 28, 2007
- CEDENO SANCHEZ, JUNIOR – May 28, 2007
- CHURCH, THEODORE ULAND – May 28, 2007
- EWING, ANTHONY DAVID – May 28, 2007
- HEIDTMAN, KEITH NEIL – May 28, 2007
- MCFALL, THOMAS MICHAEL – May 28, 2007
- SUMMERS, JAMES EUGENE III – May 28, 2007
- WEST, KILE GRANT – May 28, 2007
- TRIMBLE, CHAD MICHEAL – May 28, 2008
- CLORE, PETER JAMES – May 28, 2011
- HAMILTON, ADAM SCOTT – May 28, 2011
- BRAINARD, JOHN R III – May 28, 2012
- CHASE, JULIAN CLEMENT – May 28, 2012
- PRATT, JOHN CASTLE – May 28, 2012