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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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Lt. Radim Vaculik 29 102. Pruzkumný Praporu (102nd Reconnaissance Battalion) Czech Republic Killed when a roadside bomb detonated under his Humvee in Logar province, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell 30 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Ramona, California Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire in Bastion, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008
Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner 24 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 28th Maintenance Group, 28th Bomb Wing Lafayette, California Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008
Lance Cpl. Jason Marks 27 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters approximately 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) southeast of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2008
Trooper Robert Pearson 22 A Squadron, The Queen's Royal Lancers Grimsby, England Killed when his vehicle struck a suspected mine while his unit was providing security for a resupply convoy returning to Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 21, 2008
Pfc. Mark Schouwink 22 45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade The Netherlands One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008
1st Lt. Dennis van Uhm 23 45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade The Netherlands One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008
1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercardante 35 Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force Athens, Georgia One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008
Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks 24 Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force Rogers, Arkansas One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008
Senior Aircraftman Graham Livingstone 23 Support Weapons Flight, 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Strathclyde, Scotland One of two British airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by an explosion during a patrol at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2008
Senior Aircraftman Gary Thompson 51 504 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Nottingham, England One of two British airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by an explosion during a patrol at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2008
Pfc. Grzegorz Politowski 28 5 Pulk Inzynieryjny (5th Engineering Regiment) Golczewo, Poland Killed when a roadside bomb struck his patrol in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2008
Pvt. Terry John Street 24 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Hull, Quebec, Canada Killed when his armored vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2008
Sgt. Nicholas A. Robertson 27 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Old Town, Maine Died on April 3, 2008, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered during combat operations near the Zahn Khan district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on April 2
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