Most Americans went on about their business with one eye on the news of the war in Iraq. On the Boston subway Thursday, Ed Arseneault of Somerville, Mass., reads a newspaper account of the beginning of the war against Iraq.
Security was visible at landmarks nationwide. In San Francisco, a National Guardsman who identified himself only as Sgt. Leathers stands guard at the Golden Gate Bridge. Among many worries, the FBI issued an alert for Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, a 27-year-old Saudi believed to be plotting terrorist attacks as part of al Qaeda.
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange listen to a televised Presidential address while watching the stock tickers. Their day began with two minutes of silence in support of the troops in Iraq.
People line all three balconies overlooking the Capitol Rotunda in Austin, Texas to take part in a prayer service for the troops in Iraq.
The NCAA went on, under tightened security. Joyce Carter of Muscatine, Iowa is scanned with a metal detector before entering the RCA Dome for a first round game of the Midwest Regional in Indianapolis on Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security has raised the nation's terror alert to orange, or "high."
Three fourth-graders tie a yellow ribbon on a pole at Loyd Elementary School in Fort Benning, Georgia. Charles Hodge, left, Keston Lee, center, and Andrew Abrazado all have parents deployed with the Army's 3rd Brigade.
In Lahore, Pakistani, police stand guard outside of a McDonalds restaurant. The government fears reprisals against US interests or symbols there in reaction to the Iraq crisis.
There were protests across the globe as the shooting began. A peace activist holds candles during an early-morning vigil in front of the U.S. Embassy in Rome. She was among tens of thousands who protested there. In Athens, the crowd was estimated at 100,000.
Fear of flying kept many Americans at home, but not businessman Walter Perrin of Detroit. Here, he catches up on the news while waiting for a flight to Indianapolis, Indiana. Perrin said he has no worries about flying on the first full day of the war. "My faith is in the Lord," he said.