The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2008
- U.S. Marines from the 24th MEU turned over responsibility for Garmser in the southern province of Helmand to the British and Afghans. Marines re-took the key town from Taliban militants in an operation earlier in the year.
- Raid Report – September 08, 2008
2009
- William D. Swenson, Army, Captain, is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on September 8, 2009.
- Dakota Meyer, Marine Corps, Corporal, is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on September 8, 2009.
Casualties on September 08:
- DE LEON, LAURO GARCIA JR – September 8, 2004
- FAULKNER, JAMES DANIEL – September 8, 2004
- MARTINEZ, MICHAEL ANTHONY – September 8, 2004
- SPARKS, JASON LEE – September 8, 2004
- HOWARD, MERIDETH LEIGH – September 8, 2006
- PAUL, ROBERT JOSEPH – September 8, 2006
- GORDON, DAVID WAYNE – September 8, 2006
- HOPPER, NICKOLAS LEE – September 8, 2007
- WOODWARD, RYAN ANDREW – September 8, 2007
- JOHNSON, EDWIN WAYNE JR – September 8, 2009
- JOHNSON, MICHAEL EDWARD – September 8, 2009
- KENEFICK, AARON MICHAEL – September 8, 2009
- HELTON, JOSEPH DENNIS JR – September 8, 2009
- LYONS, THOMAS FRANKLYN – September 8, 2009
- MYERS, ZACHARY TAYLOR – September 8, 2009
- SMITH, SHANNON MICHAEL – September 8, 2009
- BISHOP, JOHN CHRISTIAN – September 8, 2010
- CONTRERAS, KORAN PULIDO – September 8, 2011
- JEFFRIES, DOUGLAS JAY JR – September 8, 2011