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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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Spc. James M. Finley 21 Headquarters Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Lebanon, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2008
Pvt. Andrew J. Shields 19 Headquarters Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Battleground, Washington One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class David Nunez 27 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Los Angeles, California Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Shewan, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2008
Pfc. Chad M. Trimble 29 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division West Covina, California Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Gardez, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2008
Spc. Justin L. Buxbaum 23 Company A, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade South Portland, Maine Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Kshamond, Afghanstian, on May 26, 2008
Spc. Christopher Gathercole 21 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Santa Rosa, California Died of wounds suffered from small-arms fire during combat operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2008
Marine Dale Gostick 22 3 Troop Armoured Support Company, Royal Marines Oxford, England Killed when the vehicle he was driving struck a suspected mine at the Sangin crossing of the Helmand River, southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 25, 2008
Spc. David L. Leimbach 38 Company B, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry, South Carolina Army National Guard Taylors, South Carolina Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan on May 25, 2008
Sgt. Maj. Ivar Brok 30 Logistics support unit NSE-5 Estonia Died of injuries sustained in an accident that occured while he was unloading a truck at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2008
Sgt. Arunas Jarmalavicius 35 Grand Duchess Birute Motorized Infantry Battalion Lithuania Killed when gunfire broke out at an anti-U.S. protest near a military airfield in western Ghor province, Afghanistan, on May 22, 2008
Lt. Jeffrey A. Ammon 37 Commander, Navy Region Northwest Orem, Utah Died as a result of injuries suffered when a homemade bomb detonated in the Aband district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan on May 20, 2008
1st Lt. Jeffrey F. Deprimo 35 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Pittston, Pennsyvlania Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2008
Lt. Col. Joseph A. Moore 54 124th Wing, Idaho Air National Guard Boise, Idaho Died of natural causes in Djibouti on May 20, 2008
Cpl. William J. L. Cooper 22 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Eupora, Mississippi Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 19, 2008
Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver 39 Headquarters Company, 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Barnesville, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008
Pvt. Matthew W. Brown 20 Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade Zelienople, Pennsylvania Died from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 11, 2008
Pfc. Ara T. Deysie 18 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Parker, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2008
Sgt. Isaac Palomarez 26 Company A, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Loveland, Colorado Died of wounds suffered when his patrol encountered a roadside bomb and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2008
Spc. Jeremy R. Gullett 22 Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Greenup, Kentucky One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2008
Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Roberts 25 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Farmington, New Mexico One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2008
Cpl. Michael Starker 36 15 Field Ambulance Calgary, Canada Killed when his patrol came under enemy fire in the Pashmul region of Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2008
Trooper Ratu Babakobau 29 D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment Fiji Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in suffered a minestrike while providing protection for a routine patrol in the Now Zad area of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2008
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