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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. Terry J. Lynch 22 A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Shepherd, Montana Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2009
Pvt. Steven T. Drees 19 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Peshtigo, Wisconsin Died June 28, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in Konar province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2009
Pfc. Peter K. Cross 20 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Saginaw, Texas Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover at Combat Outpost Carwile in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2009
1st Lt. Brian N. Bradshaw 24 Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Steilacoom, Washington Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Kheyl, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2009
Pfc. Martin Brunn 23 3 Kompanie, Panzergrenadierbataillon 391 (3rd Company, 391st Mechanized Infantry Battalion) Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009
Pfc. Oleg Meiling 21 3 Kompanie, Panzergrenadierbataillon 391 (3rd Company, 391st Mechanized Infantry Battalion) Hausen, Eichsfeld, Germany One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009
Pfc. Alexander Schleiernick 23 Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263 (263rd Parachute Battalion) Spremberg, Brandenburg, Germany One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009
Sgt. Ricky D. Jones 26 Headquarters Company, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Plantersville, Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by indirect fire in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2009
Spc. Rodrigo A. Munguia Rivas 27 Company A, 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Germantown, Maryland One of two soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by indirect fire in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2009
1st Sgt. John D. Blair 38 Company A, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Calhoun, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Mado Zayi, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2009
Command Master Chief Jeffrey J. Garber 43 Carrier Air Wing Seven, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Hemingford, Nebraska Died of non-hostile causes aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 20, 2009
Maj. Sean Birchall 33 IX Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Guildford, Surrey, England Killed by an explosion during a patrol in Basharan, near Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009
Sgt. Paul G. Smith 43 C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Peoria, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009
Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton 26 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Carlyle, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009
Pvt. Martin Abildgaard 23 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Allerød, Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009
Pfc. Andreas S. Brohus 26 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Nestved, Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont 52 79th Troop Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard Templeton, Massachusetts Died on June 17, 2009, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kandau, Afghanistan on March 8, 2009
Pvt. Mads Lerche Rasmussen 21 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Slagelse, Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009
Spc. Jonathan C. O’Neill 22 Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Zephyrhills, Florida Died on June 15, 2009, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Paktya, Afghanistan, on June 2
Warrant Officer Allain Tikko 30 Estcoy-8 infantry company, Scoutspataljon Kõpu, Viljandimaa, Estonia Killed when his patrol was attacked outside Patrol Base Pimon in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2009
Cpl. Martin Dubé 35 5e Régiment du Génie de Combat (5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Québec City, Québec, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb he was attempting to neutralize exploded in Panjwayi district 12.4 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2009
Lt. Paul Mervis 27 2nd Battalion, The Rifles London, England Killed as a result of an explosion during a deliberate operation near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2009
Pvt. Robert McLaren 20 The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Kintra, Isle of Mull, Scotland Killed in an explosion that occurred as he attempted to move forward during a firefight in southern Afghanistan, on June 11, 2009
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ricky L. Richardson Jr. 33 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Franklin, Missouri Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2009
Spc. Eduardo S. Silva 25 Headquarters Company, 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Greenfield, California Died of a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2009
Pvt. Alexandre Pèloquin 20 3 Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment) Brownsburg-Chatham, Québec, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2009
Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle 20 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Downey, California Died while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2009
Maj. Rocco M. Barnes 50 Tactical Command Post, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard Los Angeles, California Died on injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in Afghanistan on June 4, 2009
Staff Sgt. John C. Beale 39 A Troop, 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Riverdale, Georgia One of three soldiers killed by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009
Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette 37 Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Lula, Georgia One of three soldiers killed by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009
Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan 21 Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Rome, Georgia One of three soldiers killed by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009
Spc. Jarrett P. Griemel 20 Headquarters Company, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division La Porte, Texas Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2009
Spc. Roberto A. Hernandez II 21 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Far Rockaway, New York Died of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire in Paktya, Afghanistan on June 2, 2009
Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher 19 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Caversham, Reading, England Killed by an explosion during a patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 2, 2009
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Hall 28 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Huntsville, Alabama One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009
Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur 26 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hilo, Hawaii Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009
Pfc. Matthew D. Ogden 33 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Corpus Christi, Texas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009
Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson 19 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Miller, Missouri One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009
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