4.3K views · 94 reactions | The Thunder Run in Baghdad during the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a critical moment in the history of the 3rd Infantry Division. Here on Top Of The Marne Week, we recall that event. | XVIII Airborne Corps | Facebook

On this day in 2003 during the 3rd ID’s armored assault into Baghdad, Iraq, known as “Thunder Run,” Dogface Soldier Staff Sgt. Steven Booker committed heroic actions which would posthumous earn the Distinguished Service Cross Medal: “Staff Sergeant Stevon A. Booker, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States while serving as a Tank Commander with Company A, 1-64 Armor 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team