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

2004

• Assisted by Iraqi Army unit, Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division and Marines battle Mahdi militia in northern An Najaf near Wadi as Salam Cemetery and in residential areas south of An Najaf.

2005

• Start of Operation Neptune in Afghanistan

2007

• LtGen James N. Mattis dismissed all charges against LCpl Justin Sharratt. LCpl Sharratt was one of four enlisted Marines who originally faced murder and other charges in the deaths of several Iraqi citizens in Haditha on 19 November 2005. Charges were also dismissed against a military lawyer, Capt Randy W. Stone, who was accused of not properly investigating the slayings.

Casualties on August 09:

• KINCHEN, LEVI BOND – August 9, 2003
• KNIGHTEN, FLOYD GEORGE JR – August 9, 2003
• HOUGHTON, ANDREW RYAN – August 9, 2004
• KATZENBERGER, CHRISTOPHER M – August 9, 2005
• CARRASQUILLO, MIGUEL – August 9, 2005
• DETAMPLE, NATHANIEL EDWARD – August 9, 2005
• KULICK, JOHN – August 9, 2005
• OSTROM, RYAN SCOTT – August 9, 2005
• PELLEGRINI, GENNARO JR – August 9, 2005
• STRAUB, FRANCIS JOSEPH JR – August 9, 2005
• JAGGER, AARON DONALD – August 9, 2006
• MENNEMEYER, STEVEN PAUL – August 9, 2006
• RAMIREZ, IGNACIO – August 9, 2006
• WOODS, SHANE WILLIAM – August 9, 2006
• BIRCHETT, ALICIA ANNA – August 9, 2007
• TAYAOTAO, MICHAEL ESTIGO – August 9, 2007
• ULLOA, JOSE ENRIQUE – August 9, 2008
• SCHIMMEL, PATRICK WAYNE – August 9, 2009
• SAENZ, JOSE LUIS III – August 9, 2010