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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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Lance Cpl. Mathew Ford |
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Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines |
Immingham, Lincolnshire, England |
Killed when he was shot as his unit assaulted a Taliban compound south of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2007 |
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Marine Tom Curry |
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11 Troop, Company M, 42 Commando, Royal Marines |
East London, England |
Died in a firefight with Taliban forces during an offensive operation near Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2007 |
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