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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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Pvt. Peter Joe Cowton 25 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Basingstoke, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2008
Sgt. Jonathan W. Mathews 35 The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Killed when Taliban fighters ambushed his foot patrol near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2008
Spc. Seteria L. Brown 22 Headquarters Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Orlando, Florida Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Sharana, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008
Pvt. Jesper G. Pedersen 28 Jydske Dragonregiment (Jutland Dragoon Regiment) Denmark Killed when his tank struck a roadside bomb in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008
Lance Cpl. Kenneth Michael Rowe 24 Royal Army Veterinary Corps, attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Newcastle, England Killed when his patrol came under small arms fire in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2008
Cpl. Jason Stuart Barnes 25 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Exeter, England Killed when the Vector ambulance vehicle he was driving hit a suspected roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2008
Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson 22 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Clearlake, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008
1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst 25 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Onalaska, Wisconsin Died of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in the Qalandar district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2008
Cpl. James Hayward Arnal 25 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Winnipeg, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2008
1st Lt. Jason D. Mann 29 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Woodlynne, New Jersey Died from a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2008
Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads 23 Headquarters Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Las Vegas, Nevada Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2008
Pfc. Sergio S. Abad 21 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Morganfield, Kentucky One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers 24 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Snellville, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Jason M. Bogar 25 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Seattle, Washington One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom 24 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Hawaii One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008. He posthumously received the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest honor for valor, for his efforts to keep the outpost from being overrun by Taliban fighters.
Sgt. Israel Garcia 24 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Long Beach, California One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Jason D. Hovater 24 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Clinton, Tennessee One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips 27 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Jasper, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey 22 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Haw River, North Carolina One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young 39 Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Jonesboro, Georgia Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling 20 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Florissant, Missouri One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Capt. Krisztian Nemes 32 Assigned to Pol-e-Khomri Provincial Reconstruction Team Hungary Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and an Afghan police officer were exploring an area on a road to Kunduz where a roadside bomb had been reported in Baglan province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2008
Sgt. Brian S. Leon Guerrero 34 Company A, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard Hagatna, Guam One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008
Sgt. Samson A. Mora 28 Company A, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard Dededo, Guam One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008
Signaller Sean McCarthy 25 Australian Special Air Service Regiment Pacific Pines, Australia Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2008
Sgt. Douglas J. Bull 29 Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2008
Pvt. Colin William Wilmot 24 1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008
Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey 37 Military policeman assigned to 17 Wing Detachment Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada Found dead in a sleeping area at a Canadian base in the Persian Gulf region used as a staging area for Canadian airlifts to Afghanistan on July 4, 2008
1st Lt. Daniel Farkas 42 Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Brooklyn, New York Died of injuries suffered from a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 4, 2008
Spc. Estell L. Turner 43 Company E, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Sioux Falls, South Dakota Died July 2, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Malikheyl, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2008
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