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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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Pfc. Brian L. Gorham 21 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Woodburn, Kentucky Died on December 31, 2007, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on December 12, 2007
Gunner Jonathan Dion 27 5th Régiment d'Artillerie légère (5th Light Artillery Regiment) Gatineau, Canada Killed when his armored vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb during a routine patrol 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2007
Senior Airmen Nicholas D. Eischen 24 60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base Sanger, California Died of a non-combat related incident at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2007. The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation.
Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney 25 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Matthews, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2007
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel 30 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Crowley, Louisiana One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2007
Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam 39 54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division Columbus, Georgia Died as a result of a non-combat related illness in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2007. His death is under investigation.
Cpl. Tanner J. O'Leary 23 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Eagle Butte, South Dakota Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Musa Qal'eh, Afghanistan, on December 9, 2007
Sgt. Lee Johnson 33 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Stockton-on-Tees, England Killed when a suspected mine detonated near his vehicle during operations to recapture Musa Qalah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 8, 2007
Trooper Jack Sadler 21 4/73 Special Observation Battery, Brigade Reconnaissance Force Devon, England Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during a tactical patrol north of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 4, 2007
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