Enduring Freedom Casualties

Afghanistan

There have been 926 coalition deaths -- 574 Americans, six Australians, 116 Britons, 90 Canadians, three Czech, 15 Danes, 16 Dutch, three Estonians, one Finn, 22 French, 22 Germans, two Hungarians, 11 Italians, one Lithuanian, one NATO/ISAF, three Norwegians, five Poles, two Portuguese, seven Romanians, one South Korean, 23 Spaniards, two Swedes -- in the war on terror as of August 21, 2008, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 2,330 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View the list of casualties in the war in Iraq and examine U.S. war casualties dating back to the Revolutionary War.

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NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Radamorales	32	1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Naranjito, Puerto Rico	One of three soldiers who died of injuries sustained when their rolled into a canal in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2008
Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons	39	1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Ashland, Massachusetts	One of three soldiers who died of injuries sustained when their rolled into a canal in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2008
Sgt. James M. Treber	24	1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Imperial Beach, California	One of three soldiers who died of injuries sustained when their rolled into a canal in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2008
Lance Cpl. James Johnson	31	Company B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland	Drumchapel, Scotland	Killed when an anti-personnel mine exploded during a vehicle checkpoint patrol operating in the Lashkar Gar area in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2008
Staff Sgt. Travis K. Hunsberger	24	Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Goshen, Indiana	Died of wounds suffered when he struck a pressure-plated during a dismounted route clearance as part of the patrol near Tarin Kowt in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2008
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Dan Shirley	32	13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps	Leicester, England	Killed when his vehicle rolled over, trapping him beneath it, during a logistic patrol from Sangin to Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2008
Staff Sgt. Edgar A. Heredia	28	2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion	Houston, Texas	Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton	37	425th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard	Livonia, Michigan	One of three soldiers killed when their convoy encountered roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph A. McKay	51	2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard	Brooklyn, New York	One of three soldiers killed when their convoy encountered roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008
Spc. Mark C. Palmateer	38	2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard	Poughkeepsie, New York	One of three soldiers killed when their convoy encountered roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008
Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Strickland	25	1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Labelle, Florida	Killed while supporing combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2008
Spc. Ryan J. Connolly	24	173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Vacaville, California	Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Pvt. Joe Whittaker	20	4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Stratford, England	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was dismounted from his vehicle to check for mines in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Michael Williams	40	2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Cardiff, Wales	Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters during an operation in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Spc. Anthony L. Mangano	36	2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard	Greenlawn, New York	One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
2nd Lt. Robert Marczewski	28	6 Batalion Desantowo-Szturmowy (6th Assault Battalion)	Poland	Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb near Otukhel in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
Sgt. Nelson D. Rodriguez Ramirez	22	2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard	Revere, Massachusetts	One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks	36	2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard	Queens, New York	One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
Lt. Col. James J. Walton	41	Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division	Rockville, Maryland	One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
Hospitalman Dustin Kelby Burnett	19	Navy corpsman assigned to First Marine Division Detachment Fort	Mohave, Arizona	Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008
Sgt. Matthew E. Mendoza	24	2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	San Antonio, Texas	Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008
Capt. Eric Daniel Terhune	34	2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Lexington, Kentucky	One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008
Lance Cpl. Andrew Francis Whitacre	21	2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Bryant, Indiana	One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008
Hospitalman Marc A. Retmier	19	Provincial Reconstruction Team Sharana	Hemet, California	One of two sailors killed by an enemy rocket attack in northern Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2008
Petty Officer First Class Ross L. Toles III	37	Provincial Reconstruction Team Sharana	Davison, Michigan	One of two sailors killed by an enemy rocket attack in northern Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2008
Cpl. Sarah Bryant	26	152 Delta Psychological Operations Effects Team, Intelligence Corps	Carlisle, England	One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008
Lance Cpl. Richard Larkin	39	British Army	United Kingdom	One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008
Cpl. Sean Robert Reeve	28	Royal Corps of Signals	United Kingdom	One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008
Paul Stout	31	British Army	United Kingdom	One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008
Lance Cpl. Layton Bradly Crass	22	2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Richmond, Indiana	One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Pfc. Michael Robert Patton	19	2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Fenton, Montana	One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Pfc. Dawid Pietrek	24	2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Bensenville, Illinois	One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington	20	2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Tacoma, Washington	One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Spc. Claudiu Marius Covrig	29	300 Infantry battalion	Romania	Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was attacked with grenades on the A1 highway between Kabul and Qalat, Afghanistan, on June 13, 2008
Lance Cpl. James Bateman	29	2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Colchester, England	One of two British soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters north of Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 12, 2008
Pvt. Jeff Doherty	20	2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Southam, Warwickshire, England	One of two British soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters north of Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 12, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Gyula Kovacs	30	Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team, Hungarian Army	Hungary	Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was attempting to defuse it in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2008
Pvt. Nathan Cuthbertson	19	Company B, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Sunderland, England	One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their Forward Operating Base in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008
Pvt. Daniel Gamble	22	Company B, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Uckfield, East Sussex, England	One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their Forward Operating Base in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008
Pvt. Charles Murray	19	Company B, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Carlisle, England	One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their Forward Operating Base in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008
Capt. Jonathan S. Snyder	26	1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Penticton, British Columbia, Canada	Died after falling into a well during a security patrol in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2008
Chief Warrant Officer James Carter	42	96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division	Alabama	One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed during a test flight at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2008
Spc. Andre D. McNair Jr.	20	96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division	Fort Pierce, Florida	One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed during a test flight at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2008
Maj. Scott A. Hagerty	41	451st Civil Affairs Battalion	Stillwater, Oklahoma	One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Zormat, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2008
Pfc. Derek D. Holland	20	228th Brigade Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard	Wind Gap, Pennsylvania	One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Zormat, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2008