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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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Sgt. Daniel W. Wallace 27 Company C, 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard Dry Ridge, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2008
Sgt. Nicholas A. Casey 22 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Canton, Ohio One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008
Sgt. Kevin D. Grieco 35 Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard Bartlett, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008
1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista 32 Headquarters Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Pleasant Valley, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008
Spc. Deon L. Taylor 30 Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Bronx, New York Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Bela Beluk, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008
Cpl. Adrian Robles 21 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Scottsbluff, Nebraska One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008
Lance Cpl. San Sim 23 Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Santa Ana, California One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008
Staff Sgt. Patrick Behlke 25 Fallschirmjägerbattaillon 263 (263rd Parachute Battalion) Biesenthal, Germany One of two German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber rode up to their foot patrol on a bicycle and triggered a bomb in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008
Capt. Robert D. Lindenau 39 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade Camano Island, Washington Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Charbagh, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008
Cpl. Roman S. Schmidt 22 Fallschirmjägerbattaillon 263 (263rd Parachute Battalion) Landstuhl, Germany One of two German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber rode up to their foot patrol on a bicycle and triggered a bomb in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008
Sgt. Federico G. Borjas 33 Company A, 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command San Diego, California Died of wounds suffered from small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Bermel District Center, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2008
Sgt. John M. Penich 25 Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Beach Park, Illinois Died of wounds suffered from indirect fire in Karangol Village, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2008
Trooper James Munday 21 1 Troop, D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment Birmingham, England Killed by a contact explosion during a routine patrol approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Forward Operating Base Delhi in Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 15, 2008
Spc. Cory J. Bertrand 18 Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Center, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008
Spc. Stephen R. Fortunato 25 Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Danvers, Massachusetts One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008
Sgt. Preston R. Medley 23 Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Baker, Florida One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008
Pfc. Scott G. Dimond 39 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, New Hampshire Army National Guard Franklin, New Hamphshire Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb and his patrol was engaged in a small-arms fire attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2008
Cpl. Jason A. Karella 20 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Anchorage, Alaska Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2008
Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck 33 B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard Queens, New York Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2008
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