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There have been 1,749 coalition deaths -- 1,060 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 285 Britons, 144 Canadians, three Czech, 29 Danes, 23 Dutch, seven Estonians, one Finn, 41 French, 43 Germans, two Hungarians, 22 Italians, four Latvians, one Lithuanian, five Norwegians, 16 Poles, two Portuguese, 13 Romanians, one South Korean, 28 Spaniards, four Swedes, two Turks and one NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of May 14, 2010, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their nation's governments. The list also includes two U.S. Defense Department civilian employees. The troops died serving in the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. At least 5,831 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, one Jordanian and 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.
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Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois 35 Naval Special Warfare Development Group Tallahassee, Florida Killed when he stepped on a land mine during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2002
Lance Cpl. Brian J. N. Andersen 26 Royal Danish Engineering battalion Denmark One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Butzkowsky 26 Royal Danish Engineering battalion Denmark One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
Lance Cpl. Kim Carlsen 35 Royal Danish Engineering battalion Denmark One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
Sgt. Thomas Kochert 29 Kampfmittelbeseitigungskompanie 11 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company 11) Germany One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
Sgt. 1st Class Mike Rubel 27 Kampfmittelbeseitigungskompanie 11 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company 11) Germany One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
Spc. Marc A. Anderson 30 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Brandon, Florida Anderson was shot and killed while exiting an MH-47 Chinook helicopter under fire on Takur Ghar Mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002.
Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman 36 24th Special Tactics Squadron Waco, Texas Chapman, along with a group of Navy SEALs, were attempting to rescue another Navy SEAL during Operation Anaconda in southern Afghanistan on March 4, 2002. As the team came under fire, Chapman assaulted two enemy positions, allowing the other team members to move to cover, but was mortally wounded by small-arms fire at close range. He was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross, the nation's second highest military honor for valor, for his actions.
Cpl. Matthew A. Commons 21 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Boulder City, Nevada Shot and killed when he and fellow Rangers were exiting a Chinook helicopter while under fire after landing on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002
Sgt. Bradley S. Crose 27 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Orange Park, Florida Shot and killed when he and fellow Rangers were exiting a Chinook helicopter while under fire after landing on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002
Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham 26 38th Rescue Squadron Camarillo, California Cunningham was shot and wounded on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002. He died while waiting to be evacuated. He was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross, the nation's second highest military honor for valor, for his efforts to treat the wounded awaiting evacuation off the mountain.
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts 32 Naval Special Warfare Development Group Woodland, California Roberts was aboard a MH-47 Chinook helicopter preparing to land on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan when the helicopter was hit by rocket-propelled grenades, causing Roberts to fall from the helicopter's ramp. Roberts survived the fall and immediately engaed al Qaeda fighters with his M-249 light machine gun, surviving at least 30 minutes before he was shot and killed at close range.
Sgt. Philip J. Svitak 31 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Neosho, Missouri Svitak, a gunner on a MH-47 Chinook helicopter, was shot and killed as the helicopter landed on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan to rescue a Navy SEAL who was under fire from al Qaeda fighters.
Chief Warrant Officer Stanley L. Harriman 34 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Wade, North Carolina Harriman and two Afghan soldiers were killed by friendly fire from an Air Force AC-130 gunship during Operation Anaconda in eastern Afghanistan on March 2, 2002
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