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There have been 1,525 coalition deaths -- 927 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 236 Britons, 133 Canadians, three Czech, 28 Danes, 21 Dutch, six Estonians, one Finn, 36 French, 31 Germans, two Hungarians, 22 Italians, three Latvian, one Lithuanian, four Norwegians, 15 Poles, two Portuguese, 11 Romanians, one South Korean, 26 Spaniards, two Swedes and two Turks -- in the war on terror as of December 4, 2009, 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 in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. At least 4,606 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
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Staff Sgt. Alex French IV 31 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Milledgeville, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Khost, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2009
Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III 26 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Bethany, Oklahoma One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Jolo Island, Philippines, on September 29, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw 37 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Natchez, Mississippi One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Jolo Island, Philippines, on September 29, 2009
Cpl. Ihor Checulin 34 2e Régiment Etranger dŐInfanterie, Légion Étrangère (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, French Foreign Legion) Ukraine Killed when his armored vehicle fell into a ravine in the Sorubi district of Kabul province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009
1st Sgt. Yann Hertach 38 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) France One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009
Pfc. Kevin Lemoine 20 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) Centre, Savigné-sur-Lathan, France One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009
Cpl. Gabriel Poirier 38 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) France One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009
Pvt. James Prosser 21 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh Cwmbran, Wales Killed when a roadside bomb struck the Warrior fighting vehicle he was driving in the Musa Qaleh district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009
Lance Cpl. Jordan L. Chrobot 24 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Frederick, Maryland Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on September 26, 2009
Spc. Kevin J. Graham 27 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Benton, Kentucky Killed when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2009
Lance Cpl. John J. Malone 24 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Yonkers, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009
Sgt. Titus R. Reynolds 23 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Columbus, Ohio One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009
Sgt. Edward B. Smith 30 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Homestead, Florida One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009
Spc. Joseph V. White 21 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Bellevue, Washington One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009
Acting Sgt. Michael Lockett 29 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Monifieth, Scotland Lockett was confirming the discovery of a roadside bomb when it exploded during a dismounted patrol near Patrol Base Sandford in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009
Pfc. William L. Meredith 26 569th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion Virginia Beach, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009
Spc. Corey J. Kowall 20 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Murfreesboro, Tennessee One of two soldiers killed a vehicle rollover accident in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2009
Spc. Damon G. Winkleman 23 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Lakeville, Ohio One of two soldiers killed a vehicle rollover accident in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2009
Pvt. Steffen Bloch Larsen 23 3 Mekaniserede Infanterikompagni, 2 Bataljon Den Kongelige Livgarde (3rd Mechanized Infantry Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Life Guards) Københavns Amt, Denmark Killed when his unit came under fire during a dismounted patrol north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Spetember 19, 2009
Sgt. David A. Davis 28 32nd Transportation Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Dalhart, Texas Died of wounds suffered during an indirect fire attack at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2009
Pvt. Jonathan Couturier 23 2 Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) Loretteville, Québec, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Panjwai district 15.5 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
Lt. Antonio Fortunato 29 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Lagonegro, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
Pfc. Jeremiah J. Monroe 31 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Niskayuna, New York Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
1st Cpl. Maj. Matteo Mureddu 26 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Oristano, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
1st Cpl. Maj. Giandomenico Pistonami 26 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Orvieto, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
1st Cpl. Maj. Massimiliano Randino 32 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti (183rd Parachute Regiment) Pagani, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
1st Cpl. Maj. Davide Ricchiuto 26 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Glarus, Switzerland One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
Sgt. Maj. Roberto Valente 31 187° Reggimento Paracadutisti (187th Parachute Regiment) Naples, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Bohle 29 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Glen Burnie, Maryland One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan
Sgt. Robert D. Gordon II 22 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division River Falls, Alabama Died on September 16, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat related illness, after becoming ill in southern Afghanistan on September 11
Trooper Brett Hall 21 Egypt Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Dartmouth, England Died on September 16, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb struck the Viking all-terrain vehicle he was driving near Musa Quala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey 33 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Peachtree City, Georgia One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan
Acting Sgt. Stuart McGrath 28 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Buckinghamshire, England Killed by an explosion that happened during a foot patrol in the Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2009
Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills 24 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group El Paso, Texas One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan
Spc. Demetrius L. Void 20 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade Orangeburg, South Carolina Died of injuries sustained when a military vehicle struck him while conducting physical training at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2009
Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell 24 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Carlisle, Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009
1st Lt. David T. Wright II 26 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Moore, Oklahoma One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009
Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman 20 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Liverpool, England Killed during a firefight with enemy forces during a foot patrol in the Babaji district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2009
Pvt. Patrick Lormand 21 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle in Kandahar province 6.2 miles (10 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2009
Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen 29 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Rochester, New York One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009
Staff Sgt. Bryan D. Berky 25 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, 28th Mission Support Group, 28th Bomb Wing Melrose, Florida Died of wounds sustained from enemy fire while supporting combat operations near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009
Spc. Daniel L. Cox 23 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Parsons, Kansas One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009
Tech Sgt. James R. Hornbarger 33 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 9th Maintenance Group, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Castle Rock, Washington Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in the Mediterranean on September 12, 2009
Sgt. Tyler A. Juden 23 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Winfield, Kansas Killed when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Turan, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009
Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek 20 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division DeKalb, Illinois Died on September 11, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009
Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes 20 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Gaffney, South Carolina Died on September 10, 2009, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009
1st Lt. Tyler E. Parten 24 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Arkansas Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2009
Pfc. Piotr Marciniak 30 6 Brygadzie Desantowo-Szturmowej (6th Air Assault Brigade) Krakow, Poland Killed during a firefight with enemy forces in the Andar district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2009
Cpl. John Harrison 29 The Parachute Regiment United Kingdom Killed in an operation by British special operations forces that led to the rescue of kidnapped journalist Stephen Farrell in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2009
Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr. 31 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Columbus, Georgia One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009
1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson 25 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Virginia Beach, Virginia One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009
Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick 30 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Roswell, Georgia One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009
Petty Officer 3rd Class James R. Layton 22 Assigned to an embedded training team with Combined Security Tranisiton Command-Afghanistan Riverbank, California Killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009
Pvt. Artur Pyc 27 18 Batalion Desantowo-Szturmowy, 25 Brygada Kawalerii Powietrznej (18th Air Assault Battalion, 25th Air Cavalry Brigade) Lublin, Poland Died on September 8, 2009, at a hospital in Lublin, Poland, of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded underneath his armored vehicle in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on May 22, 2009
Sgt. Maj. Mark Leijsen 44 101 Geniebataljon, Koninklijke Landmacht (101st Engineer Battalion, Royal Netherlands Army) Wezep, Netherlands Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb near a Dutch outpost in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2009
Cpl. Jean-François Drouin 31 51e Escadron du Génie de Combat, 5e Régiment du Génie de Combat (51st Combat Engineers Squadron, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Québec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle 8.6 miles (14 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009
Sgt. Randy M. Haney 27 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Orlando, Florida Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009
Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey 25 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Snyder, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009
Maj. Yannick Pépin 36 51e Escadron du Génie de Combat, 5e Régiment du Génie de Combat (51st Combat Engineers Squadron, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Victoriaville, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle 8.6 miles (14 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009
Sgt. Youvert Loney 28 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Pohnpei, Micronesia Killed when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using small arms and recoilless rifle fires in Abad, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009
Master Cpl. Thomas Rousselle 30 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) La Trinité-Surzur, France Died on September 6, 2009, of wounds sustained when his patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009
Cpl. Kevin van de Rijdt 26 Speciale eenheid Task Force 55, Korps Commandotroepen (Special Task Force Unit 55, Commando Corps) Tilburg, Netherlands Killed in a firefight between Taliban fighters and Dutch special operations forces near Deh Rawood in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009
Capt. Joshua S. Meadows 30 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion Bastrop, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009
2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews 34 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Dallas, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009
Cpl. Johan Naguin 24 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) Saint-André, France Killed when his patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009
Sgt. Marcin Poreba 32 5 Pulku Inzynieryjnego (5th Engineers Regiment) Goscieradzu, Poland Killed when his convoy was attacked with homemade explosives in Afghanistan on September 4, 2009
Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr. 19 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force San Antonio, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009
Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione 21 Navy corpsman assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Howell, Michigan Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009
Pvt. Gavin Elliott 19 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Woodsetts, Nottinghamshire, England Killed when he was shot during a foot patrol in the Babaji district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009
Lance Cpl. Richard Brandon 24 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, assigned to A Squadron, The Light Dragoons Kidderminster, England Killed when his Samson repair and recovery vehicle struck a roadside bomb south of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2009
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