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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. Maj. Claudiu Chira 30 21st Mountain Battalion Romania Died of wounds received when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol on the A1 Highway about 31 miles (50 km) outside of Qalat, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2009
Cpl. Tom Gaden 24 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Taunton, England One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009
Rifleman Jamie Gunn 21 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Monmouth, Wales One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009
Lance Cpl. Paul Upton 31 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Looe, England One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009
Capt. Brian M. Bunting 29 An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to Headquarters, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Potomac, Maryland One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009
Sgt. Schuyler Patch 25 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Galva, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009
Sgt. Scott Stream 39 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Mattoon, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009
Sgt. Daniel J. Thompson 24 An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to the 715th Military Police Company, Florida Army National Guard Madison, Wisconsin One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009
Marine Michael Laski 21 Signals Detachment, Company Y, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Liverpool, England Died on February 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when his foot patrol was attacked north of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2009
Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa 26 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Honolulu, Hawaii One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009
Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis 28 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Aberdeen, Washington Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009
Master Sgt. David L. Hurt 36 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Oak Park, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009
Lance Cpl. Stephen M. Kingscott 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Plymouth, England Killed during the assault of an enemy position during a deliberate operation against insurgents in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden 35 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Mesquite, Texas Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009
Sgt. Daniel L. Hansen 24 Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force Tracy, California Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on February 14, 2009
Marine Darren "Daz" Smith 27 X-ray Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Fleetwood, Lancashire, England Died of wounds suffered when Taliban fighters ambushed his unit in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 14, 2009
Staff Sgt. Marc J. Small 29 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Collegeville, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small-arms fire in Faramuz, Afghanistan, on February 12, 2009
Lt. Alexander Janelt Not released Sanitätsregiment 32 (Ambulance Regiment 32) Weissenfels, Germany Died from mission-related causes in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on February 11, 2009
Capt. Patrice Sonzogni 46 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35th Parachute Artillery Regiment) Tarbes, France Killed along with an Afghan interpreter when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a joint Afghan-French patrol in Logar province, Afghanistan, on February 11, 2009
Spc. Peter J. Courcy 22 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Frisco, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009
Warrant Officer Andrzej Rozmiarek 35 12th Brygada Zmiechanizowana (12th Mechanized Brigade) Poland Killed in a non-hostile road accident that occured when he was returning to base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009
Pfc. Jason R. Watson 19 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Many, Louisiana One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009
Staff Sgt. Jason E. Burkholder 27 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Elida, Ohio One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009
1st Lt. Jared W. Southworth 26 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Oakland, Illinois One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009
Lance Cpl. Kevin T. Preach 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Bridgewater, Massachusetts Died on February 7, 2009 from wounds he received while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009.
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