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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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Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson 31 Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Los Molinos, California Shot and killed when his unit was ambushed by enemy small-arms fire during a combat foot patrol northwest of Deh Rahwood in Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province on April 26, 2005
Spc. Robert W. Defazio 21 23rd Ordnance Company, 101st Ordnance Battalion, 29th Support Group West Babylon, New York Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 24, 2005
Sgt. Narcis Sonei 26 300th Infantry Battalion Romania Killed when a Romanian armored personnel carrier struck a mine in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on April 24, 2005
Pvt. Robert C. White III 21 Headquarters Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Camden, New Jersey Died of non-combat related injuries at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2005
Chief Warrant Officer David Ayala 24 Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade New York, New York Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks 41 Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Harvey, Louisiana Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Capt. David S. Connolly 37 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, Army Reserve Boston, Massachusetts Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Spc. Daniel J. Freeman 20 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Cincinnati, Ohio Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Sgt. Stephen C. High 45 Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard Spartanburg, South Carolina Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Sgt. James S. Lee 26 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Mt. Vernon, Indiana Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Master Sgt. Edwin A. Matoscolon 42 Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Maj. Edward J. Murphy 36 Headquarters, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Chief Warrant Officer Clint J. Prather 32 Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Cheney, Washington Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Staff Sgt. Charles R. Sanders Jr. 29 Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Charleston, Missouri Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Spc. Michael K. Spivey 21 Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Spc. Chrystal G. Stout 23 Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard Travelers Rest, South Carolina Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Spc. Sascha Struble 20 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Philadelphia, New York Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Pfc. Pendelton L. Sykes II 25 Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Chesapeake, Virginia Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard 30 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Hertford, Nouth Carolina Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
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