The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2006
- Operation Passage in Iraq
2007
- Operation Crimson Shogun in Iraq
2008
2009
- End of Operation Panther’s Claw (Panchai Palang) in Afghanistan
- End of Operation Khanjar (Strike of the Sword) in Afghanistan
Casualties on August 20:
- TAPPER, DAVID MARTIN – August 20, 2003
- FRANKLIN, BOBBY CHARLES – August 20, 2003
- HARRIS, KENNETH WAYNE JR – August 20, 2003
- MARTIN, RYAN ABERN – August 20, 2004
- WILKINS, CHARLES LANGDON III – August 20, 2004
- PARTRIDGE, WILLARD TODD – August 20, 2005
- DEROO, GABRIEL GLENN – August 20, 2006
- GALVEZ, ADAM ANTHONY – August 20, 2006
- KENYON, CHADWICK THOMAS – August 20, 2006
- NEWMAN, RANDY LEE – August 20, 2006
- LIBBY, GEORGE VERANUS – August 20, 2007
- PAQUET, DAVID LAWRENCE – August 20, 2008
- TODD, DAVID JAMES JR – August 20, 2008
- PELLERIN, JUSTIN REID – August 20, 2009
- WOLVERTON, BRIAN MICHAEL – August 20, 2009
- CHILDERS, CODY STEVEN – August 20, 2010
- BANNAR, GEORGE ALLEN JR – August 20, 2013
- LEGGETT, MATTHEW IVAN – August 20, 2014
- GALVIN, TAYLOR JAMES – August 20, 2018