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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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Pfc. Christian Raaschou 24 Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Guards) Vodskov, Denmark Killed in a battle with Taliban fighters 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 31, 2008
Marine David Marsh 23 Company C, 40 Commando, Royal Marines Taunton, Somerset, England One of two Royal Marines killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion during a patrol near Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2008
Lt. John Thornton 22 Company C, 40 Commando, Royal Marines Ferndown, Dorset, England One of two Royal Marines killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion during a patrol near Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2008
Pvt. Anders Bjørn Storgaard 21 Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Guards) Tåstrup, Denmark Killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2008
Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham 21 Headquarters & Service Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve Lake Stevens, Washington Died from a non-hostine incident in Djibouti on March 23, 2008
Staff Sgt. William R. Neil Jr. 38 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Holmdel, New Jersey Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sperwan Ghar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2008
Tech. Sgt. William H. Jefferson Jr. 34 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Norfolk, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2008
Pfc. Ionut Cosmin Sandu 29 300th Infantry Battalion Piscu, Romania Killed when his armored Humvee hit a roadside bomb north of Qalat in southern Afghanistan on March 20, 2008
Pfc. Antione V. Robinson 20 Company F, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Detroit, Michigan Died of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was repairing collapsed in Nawa, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2008
Capt. Christian Jørgen Grundt Damholt 33 Hjemmevêrnet (Danish Home Guard) Denmark One of two Danish soldiers killed along with a Czech soldier, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on March 17, 2008
Senior Sgt. Sonny Kappel Jakobsen 45 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of two Danish soldiers killed along with a Czech soldier, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on March 17, 2008
Warrant Officer Milan Stêrba 35 Czech Special Operations Group Malá Losenice, Czech Republic Killed along with two Danish soldiers, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan on March 17, 2008
Sgt. Jason Boyes 21 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Canada Killed when in an explosion during a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol in the Zangabad region in Panjwayi district, roughly 21 miles (35 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2008
Staff Sgt. Collin J. Bowen 38 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard Millersville, Maryland Died on March 14, 2008, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008
Bombardier Jeremie Ouellet 22 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Matane, Quebec Ouellet was found dead in an accommodation room at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2008.
Sgt. Gabriel Guzman 25 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Hornbrook, California Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gholam Haydar Kala, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2008
Spc. Steven R. Koch 23 Company D, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Milltown, New Jersey One of two soldiers killed during combat operations in the Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan on March 3, 2008
Sgt. Robert T. Rapp 22 Company D, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Sonora, California One of two soldiers killed during combat operations in the Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2008
Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze 25 Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Killed when his armored vehicle hit a suspected roadside bomb in the Mushan region, located in the Panjawayi district, 28 miles (45 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2008
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