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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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Lt. Miroslav Zilberman 31 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Columbus, Ohio Killed when his E-2C Hawkeye command and control aircraft crashed into the Arabian Gulf after experiencing mechanical malfunctions and the crew performed a controlled bailout on March 31, 2010. The recovery effort was abandoned on April 2, 2010 and his body was not recovered. The other three crew members were rescued alive in good condition.
Staff Sgt. Scott W. Brunkhorst 25 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Fayetteville, North Carolina Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2010
Pfc. James L. Miller 21 Company C, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Yakima, Washington Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Dashat, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2010
Lance Cpl. Randy M. Heck 20 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Steubenville, Ohio Died from a non-hostile incident in Djibouti on March 28, 2010
Rifleman Daniel Holkham 19 Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Chatham, Kent, England Killed when a sucide bomber detonated an explosive device just outside the bazaar in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2010
Lance Cpl. of Horse Jonathan Woodgate 26 The Household Cavalry Regiment, attached to 4 Troop, Brigade Reconnaissance Force Lavenham, Suffolk, England Killed when a grenade was thrown from behind a wall during a foot patrol operating about 1.8 miles (3 km) south of Sangin district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2010
Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni 19 Headquarters & Service Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Yorba Linda, California One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 24, 2010
Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle 45 Headquarters & Service Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Whittier, California One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 24, 2010
Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Ross 19 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Gillette, Wyoming Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 24, 2010
Sgt. Steven Campbell 30 Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Durham, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol about 1.8 miles (3 km) south of Sangin district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Carlos M. Santos-Silva 32 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Clarksville, Tennessee Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2010
Lance Cpl. Justin J. Wilson 24 Company I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Palm City, Florida Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2010
Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick 21 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Prince George, British Columbia, Canada Died on March 20, 2010, at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Canada, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb exploded during a joint Canadian-Afghan dismounted patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2010
Chief Petty Officer Adam Brown 36 Naval Special Warfare Development Group Hot Springs, Arkansas Killed during a battle with heavily armed militants in Afghanistan on March 18, 2010
Sgt. Joel David Clarkson 23 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Fairbanks, Alaska Died on March 16, 2010, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained during a firefight that ensued after his unit attacked a group of Taliban fighters in Farah province, Afghanistan, on March 13, 2010
Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Gilbert II 28 Company G, 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment Richfield, Ohio Died on March 16, 2010, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan,on March 8, 2010
Pvt. James Grigg 20 Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Hartismere, Suffolk, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded during an operation 12.4 miles (20 km) north of Musa Qalah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2010
Lance Cpl. Scott Hardy 26 Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Chelmsford, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded during an operation 12.4 miles (20 km) north of Musa Qalah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2010
Capt. Martin Driver 31 Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England Died on March 15, 2010, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2010
Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto 26 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Largo, Florida Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Glen J. Whetten 31 Military Transition Team member assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Mesa, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2010
Lance Cpl. Garrett W. Gamble 20 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Sugarland, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2010
Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson 24 Company C, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Bald Knob, Arkansas One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 9, 2010
Pfc. Jason M. Kropat 25 Company C, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division White Lake, New York One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 9, 2010
Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook 19 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Hungry Horse, Montana Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 7, 2010
Lance Cpl. Tom Keogh 24 Company A, 4th Battalion, The Rifles Paddington, London, England Died of a gunshot wound sustained during a small arms engagement at Patrol Base Bariolai near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 7, 2010
Cpl. Stephen Thompson 31 1st Battalion, The Rifles Bovey Tracey, Devon, England Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while on patrol south of Sangin district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 7, 2010
Rifleman Liam Maughan 18 Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Doncaster, England Shot and killed while providing protection to his platoon as they engaged with the local population near Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2010
Rifleman Jonathon Allott 19 Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles North Shields, England Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while conducting an operation to insert a new patrol base near Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 5, 2010
Spc. Alan N. Dikcis 21 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade Niagara Falls, New York Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 5, 2010
Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen 21 Company C, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Orem, Utah Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 4, 2010
Spc. Anthony A. Paci 30 Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Rockville, Maryland Died of injuries suffered during a vehicle rollover in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 4, 2010
Cpl. Richard Green 23 Reconnaissance Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Reading, England Died as a result of small arms fire near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2010
Rifleman Carlo Apolis 28 Company A, 4th Battalion, The Rifles South Africa Killed when his foot patrol received small arms fire about 2,310 feet (700 meters) east of Patrol Base Blenheim in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2010
Lance Cpl. Carlos A. Aragon 19 Company C, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Orem, Utah Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2010
Spc. Josiah D. Crumpler 27 Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Hillsborough, North Carolina One of two paratroopers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Bala Murghab, Badghdis province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2010
Spc. Ian T.D. Gelig 25 Company A, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Stevenson Ranch, Californa Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2010
Spc. Matthew D. Huston 24 Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Athens, Georgia One of two paratroopers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Bala Murghab, Badghdis province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2010
Sgt. Vincent L.C. Owens 21 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Fort Smith, Arkansas Died on March 1, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Sharana of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using direct fire in Yosuf Khel, Afghanistan
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