An Iraqi family heads home after receiving backpacks full of school supplies from the1st Cavalry Division as part of a program to rebuild the education system with supplies and educational materials in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 6, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. R. Nick Siers) (RELEASED)

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.