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There have been 1,519 coalition deaths -- 923 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 235 Britons, 133 Canadians, three Czech, 27 Danes, 21 Dutch, six Estonians, one Finn, 36 French, 31 Germans, two Hungarians, 22 Italians, three Latvian, one Lithuanian, four Norwegians, 15 Poles, two Portuguese, 11 Romanians, one South Korean, 26 Spaniards, two Swedes and two Turks -- in the war on terror as of November 24, 2009, 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 in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. At least 4,565 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
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Spc. Isaac E. Diaz |
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Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) |
Rio Hondo, Texas |
Died when his military vehicle rolled over while on patrol in Sharona, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2004 |
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