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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. Jordan M. Brochu 20 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Cumberland, Maine One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009
Pvt. Kevin Elliott 24 The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Dundee, Scotland One of two Scottish soldiers killed by a rocket-propelled grenade explosion during a foot patrol in Babaji district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009
Lance Cpl. David R. Hall 31 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Elyria, Ohio Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009
Sgt. Stuart 'Gus' Millar 40 The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Inverness, Scotland One of two Scottish soldiers killed a rocket-propelled grenade explosion during a foot patrol in Babaji district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009
Spc. Tyler R. Walshe 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Shasta, California Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 31, 2009
Spc. Jonathan D. Welch 19 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Yorba Linda, California One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009
Staff Sgt. Jason S. Dahlke 29 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Orlando, Florida Killed when he was shot during a Ranger task force attack on an enemy command and control node and logistics base in a rugged, remote mountainous area in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2009
Pfc. Eric W. Hario 19 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Monroe, Michigan Died at a combat support hospital of wounds received during a Ranger task force attack on an enemy command and control node and logistics base in a rugged, remote mountainous area in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2009
Sgt. Lee Andrew Houltram 33 Royal Marines Cowie, Scotland Killed in an explosion during a foot patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2009
Spc. Abraham S. Wheeler III 22 Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Columbia, South Carolina Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2009
Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes 18 Company B, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Hammond, Louisiana Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on August 27, 2009
Staff Sgt. Kurt R. Curtiss 27 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Murray, Utah Died of wounds suffered when he was shot while his unit was supporting Afghan security forces during an enemy attack in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2009
Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan 20 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force San Clemente, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2009
Fusilier Shaun Bush 24 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Warwickshire, England Died on August 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained in an explosion during a foot patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2009
Capt. John L. Hallett III 30 Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Dupont, California One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009
Capt. Cory J. Jenkins 30 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Mesa, Arizona One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer 38 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Trenton, Missouri One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009
Pfc. Dennis M. Williams 24 Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Federal Way, Washington One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009
Sgt. Raivis Kang 26 Estcoy-8 Infantry Company Estonia One of two Estonian soldiers killed when their unit was attacked while clearing explosives from a road in Nad-e-Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2009
Warrant Officer Eerik Salmus 26 Estcoy-8 Infantry Company Estonia One of two Estonian soldiers killed when their unit was attacked while clearing explosives from a road in Nad-e-Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2009
Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Lobosco 29 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Somerville, New Jersey Fatally shot during a dismounted patrol near Yakhchal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2009
Cpl. Darby T. Morin 25 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Victoria, Canada Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2009
Sgt. Matthew L. Ingram 25 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Pearl, Mississippi Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle, and his unit came under small arms fire from enemy forces in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2009
Sgt. Paul McAleese 29 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Hereford, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was trying to get to a fellow British soldier who had been hit by a previous explosion while on patrol in Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009
Spc. Justin R. Pellerin 21 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Boscawen, New Hampshire Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009
Pfc. Brian M. Wolverton 21 Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Oak Park, California Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009
Pvt. Johnathon Young 18 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Hull, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while on patrol near Forward Operating Base Wishtan in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009
Spc. Paul E. Dumont Jr. 23 149th Transportation Company, 10th Transportation Battalion Williamsburg, Virginia Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2009
Gunnery Sgt. Adam F. Benjamin 34 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Garfield Heights, Ohio Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009
Staff Sgt. Clayton P. Bowen 29 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division San Antonio, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009
1st Sgt. Jose S.N. Crisostomo 59 Assigned to Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force Inarajan, Guam Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009
Spc. Troy O. Tom 21 Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Shiprock, New Mexico One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Arghandab, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009
Pfc. Morris L. Walker 23 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Chapel Hill, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009
Pfc. Jonathan C. Yanney 20 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Litchfield, Minnesota One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Arghandab, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009
Lance Cpl. Leopold F. Damas 26 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Floral Park, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 17, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class William B. Woods Jr. 31 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Maryland Army National Guard Chesapeake, Virginia Died on August 16, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when he was shot during a patrol in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2009
Fusilier Simon Annis 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Salford, England One of three British soldiers killed by an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009
Fusilier Louis Carter 19 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Nuneaton, England One of three British soldiers killed by an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009
Lance Cpl. James Fullarton 24 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Coventry, England One of three British soldiers killed by an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas R. Roush 22 Company B, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group Middleville, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009
Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard 21 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force New Portland, Maine Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2009
Cpl. Alexander Carraro 32 Régiment de Chasseurs Ardennais (Regiment of Ardennian Rifles) Seilles, Belgium Died due to bacterial meningitis in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009
Pvt. Richard Hunt 21 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh Abergavenny, Wales Died on August 15, 2009, at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Selly Oak, England, from wounds sustained in an explosion during a vehicle patrol near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009
Sgt. Simon Valentine 29 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Bedworth, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2009
Sgt. William J. Cahir 40 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve Washington, D.C. Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009
Capt. Mark Hale 42 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Bournemouth, England Died at Camp Bastion of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated while he and another British soldier were carrying a wounded soldier to safety during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009
Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton 23 6/36 Battery, 40th Regiment, Royal Artillery Easingwold, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated as he was being evacuated after being wounded in an ambush near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009
Rifleman Daniel Wild 19 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Hartlepool, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and another British soldier were carrying a wounded soldier to safety during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009
Capt. John Tinsley 28 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Tallahassee, Florida Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a combat patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2009
Capt. Daniel Ambrozinski 32 1 Batalionie, 25 Brygady Kawalerii Powietrznej (1st Battalion, 25th Air Cavalry Brigade) Skierniewice, Poland Killed when his joint Afghan-Polish patrol came under Taliban fire in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2009
Lance Cpl. Bruce E. Ferrell 21 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Perdido, Alabama Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2009
Lance Cpl. Patrick W. Schimmel 21 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Winfield, Missouri Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2009
Lance Cpl. Javier Olvera 20 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Palmdale, California Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2009
Staff Sgt. Tara J. Smith 33 Company C, 50th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade Nashville, North Carolina Died on August 8, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident that occurred August 4, 2009, at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan
Spc. Matthew K. S. Swanson 20 Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Lake Forest, California Died on August 8, 2009, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2009
Pvt. Jason George Williams 23 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Worcester, England Killed following an explosion while on patrol just east of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2009
Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Burrow 23 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Naples, Florida Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2009
Sgt. Jerry R. Evans Jr. 23 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Eufaula, Alabama Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2009
Capt. Matthew C. Freeman 29 Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force Richmond Hill, Georgia Died while supporting combat operations in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2009
Pvt. Kyle Adams 21 The Parachute Regiment England One of three British soldiers killed when their Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009
Lance Cpl. James D. Argentine 22 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Farmingdale, New York One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009
Lance Cpl. Travis T. Babine 20 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force San Antonio, Texas One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009
Cpl. Christian A. Guzman Rivera 21 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Homestead, Florida One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009
Lance Cpl. Dale Thomas Hopkins 23 The Parachute Regiment England One of three British soldiers killed when their Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009
Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins 24 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Paris, Texas One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009
Cpl. Kevin Mulligan 26 The Parachute Regiment England One of three British soldiers killed when their Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009
Cpl. Davis Baltabols 30 1. Kajnieku Bataljons (1st Infantry Battalion) Limbazhi, Latvia Died on August 5, 2009, at the German Armed Forces Hospital in Koblenz, Germany, of wounds suffered during a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan on July 25, 2009
Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony C. Garcia 21 Navy corpsman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Tyndall, Florida Died while supporting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2009
Craftsman Anthony Lombardi 21 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to The Light Dragoons Scunthorpe, England Killed when the Spartan reconnaissance vehicle he was driving was struck by a roadside bomb in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Granado 42 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Longview, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2009
Capt. Ronald G. Luce Jr. 27 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Fayetteville, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Severin W. Summers III 43 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Bentonia, Mississippi One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2009
Cpl. Anthony Baudin 22 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) Dinan, France Killed when his unit was attacked by insurgents near the village of Ghayne Pain in Ghayn Valley in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009
Pvt. Patrick S. Fitzgibbon 19 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Knoxville, Tennessee One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009
Pfc. Richard K. Jones 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Person, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009
Cpl. Jonathan M. Walls 27 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division West Lawn, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009
Spc. Alexander J. Miller 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Clermont, Florida Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Asadabad district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2009
Sapper Matthieu Allard 21 5e Régiment du Génie de Combat (5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Val d'Or, Québec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009
Cpl. Christian Bobbitt 23 5e Régiment du Génie de Combat (5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Sept-Îles, Québec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009
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