On April 6 2003 British troops entered the southern Iraqi city of Basra, two and a half weeks after crossing the border.
BBC News asked three serving soldiers for their memories of the invasion.
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During the invasion of Iraq, Steph Evans was a corporal in charge of a mobile radio relay station. She had previously served in Kosovo at the age of just 18.
Corporal Evans recalls how her "rebroadcast detachment" crossed the Iraqi desert from Kuwait to Basra Palace, and gives a guided tour of the typical setup used by her unit during the war.
THE QUARTERMASTER'S TALE
Regimental Sergeant Major Pearse Lally was a company quartermaster sergeant in the Irish Guards at the time of the Iraq invasion, responsible for supplying front-line troops.
In 2007 he returned to Iraq for a second tour of duty to assist in the training of the country's new army. This interview was recorded before the recent violence erupted in Basra.
THE TANK COMMANDER'S TALE
Lt Col Giles Harrison was a tank commander at the time of the invasion of Iraq. His tanks were the first to cross the border into Iraq - and the first to enter Basra.
He talks about his involvement in combat, the reception British troops got from the people of Basra and his "good fortune" at bringing back all his soldiers alive.
(BBC)
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