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March 19: President Bush announces the start of the war against Iraq during a televised speech to the nation.	March 20: Dawn breaks over Baghdad.	March 20: Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles are launched from the USS Donald Cook in the Red Sea.
March 20: Day breaks over downtown Baghdad after the first round of strikes meant to wipe out Iraq's leadership.	March 20: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein addresses his people in what is thought to be a live televised speech.	March 20: Aviation ordnance specialists aboard the USS Kitty Hawk load a JDAM bomb onto the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet in the Persian Gulf.
March 20: A blast can be seen in downtown Baghdad during coalition strikes at dawn.	Thursday: A U.S. tank waits on the border with Kuwait.	Iraq
Marines pray during a mass offered by Father Bill Devine at a Sunday Catholic Service	Mail call brings a smile to one Marine's face	Marines from the 1st Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, listen to a pep talk from their Sergeant Major
One Marine gives a demonstration of the Dragon Eye, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle that can fly over enemy lines for one hour sending back infrared real-time images.	A Marine stops and salutes during the daily raising of the American flag at Life Support Area 7.	The first Tomahawk missile to be fired into Iraq is launched from the USS Bunker Hill in the Gulf at 0525 local time (9:25 p.m. EST, 0225 GMT), according to the Department of Defense, March 20, 2003. Four U.S. Navy warships and two submarines fired Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iraq