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

2002

• Start of Operation Condor in Afghanistan

2003

• Kamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan surrendered. He was the Queen of Clubs in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.

2007

• Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen James Conway, rebuked Army officials for offering premature apologies for the actions of special operations Marines after they were struck by a car bomb in Afghanistan on 4 March. The Marines’ reaction to the attack was still under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service prompting Gen Conway to state, “As has historically been the case, a service member under investigation or undergoing trial is innocent until proven guilty. And too much in the terms of declaration of guilt and apologies has already been said.” Lawyers for a few of the Marines under investigation also submitted formal letters to the Army requesting its’ leadership cease making prejudicial statements.

Casualties on May 17:

• TAYLOR, JOHN EDWARD – May 17, 2003
• CURRAN, CARL FRANCIS II – May 17, 2004
• KASECKY, MARK JOSEPH – May 17, 2004
• ROBERTS, BOB WILLIAM – May 17, 2004
• RIGGS, WESLEY ROBERT – May 17, 2005
• DEAL, LEE HAMILTON – May 17, 2006
• ALBRECHT, JESSE BRYON – May 17, 2007
• FONTANILLA, VICTOR MICHAEL – May 17, 2007
• GAUTIER, AARON DANIEL – May 17, 2007
• HAMM, JONATHAN VICTOR – May 17, 2007
• PACKER, STEVEN MICHAEL – May 17, 2007
• PHELPS, COTE JAMES – May 17, 2007
• ANDERSON, BILLY GENE – May 17, 2010
• PERKINS, ADAM LEVI – May 17, 2010
• PERKINS, ADRIAN MICHAEL – May 17, 2014