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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 25, 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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Lance Bombardier James Dwyer 22 7 Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery South Africa Killed when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine during a patrol in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan on December 27, 2006
Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Phaneuf 38 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard Eastford, Connecticut Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2006
Marine Richard J. Watson 23 4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham Surrey, England Killed by small-arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006
Marine Jonathan Wigley 21 Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006
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