March 23: As the bombing of Iraq gets ever more intense, a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is launched from the USS Cape St. George, a guided missile cruiser in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. "Operation Iraqi Freedom" began March 19.

Audio: Photojournalist Mike Zerby describes waking to the news of war

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Published April 16, 2003
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