The Invasion Timeline

Lt. Tim McLaughlin's chronology of the march from Kuwait to the heart of Baghdad.

MARCH 14, 2013

Over the course of his deployment, Marine Corps 1st Lt. Tim McLaughlin kept a chronological log of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, from January to April 2003. The guide tracks the progress of the 3rd Battalion 4th Marines from Kuwait to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Above: From arriving in Kuwait to entering southeastern Iraq.