NEW YORK — (NEW YORK) -- It was a pivotal day in world history as the United States, and several allies, invaded Iraq under the suspicion that then-President Saddam Hussein was amassing weapons of mass destruction.
The March 20, 2003, invasion led to an eight-year conflict with over 4,400 American troops killed, and nearly 32,000 wounded during the conflict, according to the Department of Defense. Reports by groups, such as the nonprofit online database the Iraq Body Count, said that nearly 200,000 Iraqi civilians were killed during those years.
"I still just remember it being this one evening for a minute where it was such a good time that you almost forgot," he told"Nightline" co-anchor Byron Pitts. Smith's daughter, Shelby Robinson, who was 8 when her father was killed, told"Nightline" that Smith was always proud of his military experience. She's now a police officer and said her father inspired her.
Johnson, now 52, who is set to retire this year, said he believed the U.S. involvement in Iraq was worth the price that was paid. Hisle said he feels that America didn't learn anything from the war because civilians' lives weren't affected. "Everything I did in combat is not going to work in civilian life. Now I have to re-learn again. And how do I take care of myself? I'm going to drink, I'm going to numb myself. I'm going to drink until I pass out," Elliot said.
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