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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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Pfc. Sergei Motz 21 Jägerbataillons 292 (292nd Light Infantry Battalion) Bad Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Killed during an ambush of German soldiers in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2009
Lance Sgt. Tobie Fasfous 29 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Bridgend, Wales Killed by an explosion during a foot patrol with the Afghan National Army near Forward Operating Base Keenan, northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2009
Maj. Michelle Mendes 30 Intelligence officer attached to Joint Task Force Kandahar Wicklow, Ontario, Canada Mendes was found dead in her accommodation room at Kandahar Airfield on April 23, 2009.
Capt. Trond Petter Kolset 30 Norwegian Army Intelligence Service attached to PRT Meymaneh Steinkjer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway Killed when his convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber west of Mazar-e Sharif in Balkh province, Afghanistan, on April 17, 2009
Pfc. Richard A. Dewater 21 Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Topeka, Kansas Died of wounds sustained from a roadside bomb while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2009
Cpl. Francisco X. Aguila 35 82nd Finance Detachment, 82nd Sustainment Brigade Bayamon, Puerto Rico Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 14, 2009
Cpl. Karine Blais 21 12e Régiment Blindé (12th Armoured Regiment), attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Les Méchins, Québec, Canada Killed when her armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2009
Airman 1st Class Jacob I. Ramsey 20 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group Hesperia, California Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 10, 2009
Lance Cpl. Blaise A. Oleski 22 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Holland Patent, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2009
Capt. Vasile-Iuliu Unguras 32 Batalionului 21 Manevra (21st Maneuver Battalion) Romania Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol mission on the A1 Highway between Kandahar and Kabul 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2009
Pvt. Azdin Chadli 20 42 Pantserinfanteriebataljon (42nd Armored Infantry Battalion) Uden, Netherlands Killed in a rocket attack on Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 6, 2009
Spc. Adam M. Kuligowski 21 Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Arlington, Virginia Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 6, 2009
Staff Sgt. Phillip A Myers 30 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, 48th Mission Support Group, 48th Fighter Wing Hopewell, Virginia Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb near Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2009
Capt. Petre Tiberius 33 Batalionul 1 Forte pentru Operatii Speciale (1st Special Operations Forces Battalion) Romania Died of wounds sustained when the rapid reaction task force he was leading came under fire about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 3, 2009
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