Person of the Year 2003
The American Soldier
They swept across Iraq and conquered it in 21 days. They stand guard on streets pot-holed with skepticism and rancor. They caught Saddam Hussein. They are the face of America, its might and good will, in a region unused to democracy. The U.S. G.I. is TIME's Person of the Year More »
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Cover Story
For the challenge of defending our freedoms, the American soldier is TIME's Person of the Year More »
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Portrait Of A Platoon
How a dozen soldiers — overworked, under fire, nervous, proud — chase insurgents and try to stay alive in one of Baghdad's nastiest districts More »
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Secretary of War
A profile of Donald Rumsfeld More »
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Photos: A Soldier's Life
Life of the American soldier in pictures More »
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From the Editor
What happened that day on patrol More »
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The Making of the American GI
How patriotism, and a brutal lesson in Vietnam, shaped the modern U.S. warrior More »
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A Fond Farewell
Farewell to those who left us in 2003 More »
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People Who Mattered
From Schwarzenegger to Putin, TIME's list of people who mattered this year More »
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Graphic: Where the Troops Are
After World War II, the U.S. stationed tens of thousands abroad to meet the Soviet threat. But today's threats are far less predictable More »
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