The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2004
- Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England presented awards to three Marines from 2d Battalion, 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton for actions during the initial invasion phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in early 2003. Sgt Marco A. Martinez received the Navy Cross, while SSgt Adam R. Sikes and Cpl Timothy C. Tardif both received Silver Stars. Secretary England also presented the widow of GySgt Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr. with a posthumous Silver Star.
2005
- Operation Clear Decision in Iraq.
- End of Operation Outer Banks in Iraq.
- Iraq’s first democratically elected government takes office, with Shi’ite Arab leader Ibraham al-Ja’afari sworn in as prime minister, leading a cabinet of 27 ministers that consist of 15 Shi’ite Arabs, 7 Kurds, 4 Sunnies, and 1 Christian.
2007
- End of Operation Eagle Thunder III in Iraq
Casualties on May 03:
- REYNOLDS, SEAN CHRISTOPHER – May 3, 2003
- BAUM, RONALD ERIC – May 3, 2004
- GREEN, JEFFREY GEORGE – May 3, 2004
- KENNY, CHRISTOPHER JAMES – May 3, 2004
- MARCUS, LYNDON ANSON JR – May 3, 2004
- PETTY, ERICKSON HEATH – May 3, 2004
- SCHRAGE, DUSTIN HOWARD – May 3, 2004
- SPRAYBERRY, MARVIN ROSS III – May 3, 2004
- WAHL, GREGORY LEONARD – May 3, 2004
- BROOKS, WILLIAM JEROME – May 3, 2005
- SAXTON, STEPHEN PATRICK – May 3, 2005
- ECKHARDT, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL – May 3, 2006
- LETENDRE, BRIAN S – May 3, 2006
- PROCTOR, JOSEPH EUGENE – May 3, 2006
- ZIESKE, BENJAMIN THOMAS – May 3, 2006
- HARRIS, JOSEPH GRAHAM – May 3, 2007
- BOLAR, MATTHEW THOMPSON – May 3, 2007
- FLORES, JOHN DEREK – May 3, 2007
- GONZALEZ IRAHETA, FELIX GOIVANNY – May 3, 2007
- GROTHE, KELLY BRANDEN – May 3, 2007
- POTTER, JEROME JENE – May 3, 2007
- SCHWAB, COBY GLEN – May 3, 2007
- UMBRELL, COLBY JAMES – May 3, 2007
- WEISS, ANDREW ROBERT – May 3, 2007
- GATES BENSON, AUSTIN HARPER – May 3, 2010
- GONZALES, ESAU SHALEM ATANACIO – May 3, 2010
- MENA, RALPH JR – May 3, 2010
- HARGROVE, ZACHARY HAYDEN – May 3, 2012
- MACKEY, HERMAN III – May 3, 2013
- PINCKNEY, VICTORIA ANN – May 3, 2013
- VOSS, MARK TYLER – May 3, 2013
- ROJAS, DANIELA – May 3, 2014
- KEATING, CHARLES HUMPHREY IV – May 3, 2016