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There have been 1,518 coalition deaths -- 922 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 235 Britons, 133 Canadians, three Czech, 27 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 November 23, 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 4,529 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
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Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand 20 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Kansas City, Missouri Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009
Staff Sgt. John J. Cleaver 36 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Marysville, Washington One of two soldiers killed when a suicide car-bomber attacked their unit in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009
Sgt. Daniel A. Frazier 25 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Saint Joseph, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when a suicide car-bomber attacked their unit in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009
Sgt. Robert David Loughran-Dickson 33 160 Provost Company, 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police Deal, Kent, England Died of gunshot wounds sustained during a routine patrol near Patrol Base Wahid in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2009
Spc. Joseph M. Lewis 26 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Terrell, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2009
Pvt. Rune Westye Zacharias Nielsen 22 2. Spejderdeling, 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljon, Gardehusarhusarregimentet (2nd Scouts, 2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) Kalundborg, Denmark Died on November 17, 2009, at National Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, of injuries he sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol outside Patrol Base Barakzai in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009
Rifleman Andrew Ian Fentiman 23 7th Battalion, The Rifles Cambridge, England Killed by enemy small arms fire during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2009
Cpl. Loren O. C. Marlton-Thomas 28 4 Troop, 49 Field Squadron, 33 Engineer Regiment Braintree, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was conducting a route search to clear roadside bombs near Patrol Base Sandford in the Gereshk area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2009
Spc. Christopher J. Coffland 43 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, Army Reserve Baltimore, Maryland Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009
Lance Cpl. Shawn P. Hefner 22 Company D, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Hico, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009
Sgt. Benjamin W. Sherman 21 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Plymouth, Massachusetts Sherman was one of two soldiers that went missing during a mission to recover airdropped supplies from a river in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009. On November 10, divers recovered his body from the Morghab River near Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan. Family members said he jumped into the river to help a fellow soldier who was struggling in the water.
Lance Cpl. Justin J. Swanson 21 Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Anaheim, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 10, 2009
Rifleman Samuel John Bassett 20 Company A, 4th Battalion, The Rifles Plymouth, England Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 8, 2009
Rifleman Philip Allen 20 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Dorset, England Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 7, 2009
Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright 26 Company A, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion Union Bridge, Maryland Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan on November 7, 2009
Spc. Aaron S. Aamot 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Custer, Washington One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Jelewar, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009
Spc. Gary L. Gooch Jr. 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Ocala, Florida One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Jelewar, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009
Sgt. Phillip Scott 30 Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Malton, England Died when a roadside bomb detonated in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009
Spc. Julian L. Berisford 25 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Benwood, West Virginia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009
Cpl. Steven Boote 22 116 Provost Company, Royal Military Police, Territorial Army Birkenhead, Liverpool, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Chant 40 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Walthamstow, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Guardsman James Major 18 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Grimsby, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Sgt. Matthew Telford 37 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Grimsby, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas Webster-Smith 24 160 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Saundersfoot, Wales One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009
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