Afghanistan
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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Senior Aircraftman Christopher Bridge 20 C Flight, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Sheffield, England Killed when his vehicle was caught in an explosion during a routine security patrol around Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 30, 2007
Maj. Raymond Ruckpaul 41 An armored officer assigned to Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force Montréal, Québec, Canada Ruckpaul was found with a gunshot wound in his room at ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, and later died of his injuries on August 29, 2007
Sgt. Cory L. Clark 25 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Plant City, Florida One of three soldiers who died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Jaji, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera 43 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Salt Lake City, Utah One of three soldiers who died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Jaji, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2007
Sgt. Bryce D. Howard 24 Headquarters Support Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Vancouver, Washington One of three soldiers who died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Jaji, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2007
Sgt. Jan M. Argonish 26 Headqurters Company, 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Peckville, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Master Sgt. Scott R. Ball 38 Headqurters Company, 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Maj. Henry S. Ofeciar 37 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Agana, Guam One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson 21 Headqurters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Maurertown, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Paktika, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Staff Sgt. Nicholas R. Carnes 25 Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard Dayton, Kentucky Died in Orgun-e, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2007, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Lewanne Bazaar, Afghanistan.
Sgt. Martijn Rosier 30 111 Pantsergeniecompagnie, 11e Pantsergeniebataljon, 43e Gemechaniseerde Brigade (111th Armored Engineer Company, 11th Armored Engineer Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade) Sint Annaparochie, Netherlands Killed when a roadside bomb detonated 7.4 miles (12 km) north of the Dutch base in Deh Rawod in Oruzgun province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Scott M. Carney 37 Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard Ankeny, Iowa One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel E. Miller 43 Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Rossford, Ohio One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2007
Pvt. Robert G. Foster 19 Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Harlow, Essex, England One of three British soldiers killed when a 500-lb. pound dropped from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle mistakenly struck their position during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007
Pvt. Aaron J. McClure 19 Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Ipswich, England One of three British soldiers killed when a 500-lb. pound dropped from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle mistakenly struck their position during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007
Brigadier Chef Stephane Rieux Not available 1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes, 11e Brigade Parachutiste (1st Parachute Regiment of Hussards, 11th Parachute Brigade) Tarbes, France Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in the Shakardara district of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007
Pvt. John Thrumble 21 Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Chelmsford, Essex, England One of three British soldiers killed when a 500-lb. pound dropped from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle mistakenly struck their position during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007
Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne 31 5th Field Ambulance, 4th Health Service Group Montreal, Québec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle III struck a suspected mine roughly 31 miles (50 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2007
Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier 43 2 Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) Weedon, Québec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle III struck a suspected mine roughly 31 miles (50 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2007
Spc. George V. Libby 23 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Aberdeen, North Carolina Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident near Khowst, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2007
Pvt. Simon Longtin 23 3 Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (3rd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) Longueuil, Québec, Canada Died of injuries received when his Light Armored Vehicle III struck a roadside bomb approximately 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2007
2nd Lt. Lukasz Kurowski 28 10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej (10th Armor Cavalry Brigade) Poland Killed in an exchange of fire with Taliban fighters about 12 miles (20 km) southeast of a base in the city of Gardez, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2007
Pvt. Alan J. Austin 21 Company A, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Houston, Texas Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident near Forward Operating Base in Sharana, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr. 27 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Herndon, Virginia One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan on August 12, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey D. Kettle 31 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Madill, Oklahoma One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan on August 12, 2007
Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III 31 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group Farmers Branch, Texas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan on August 12, 2007
Pfc. Jordan E. Goode 21 B Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Kalamazoo, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Zormont, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2007
Capt. David Hicks 26 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Wokingham, Berkshire, England Killed when his patrol base came under attack from small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and indirect fire northeast of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2007
Pvt. Tony Rawson 27 Company C, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Dagenham, Essex, England Killed when his patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters while en route to check on a local irrgation project in Jusyalay in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2006
Sgt. Taurean T. Harris 22 Company A, 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade Liberty, Mississippi Died of wounds sustained when a homemade bomb exploded in Kala Gush, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2007
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