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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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Pvt. Kevin Thomas McKay 24 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted night patrol in the Panjwayi district, approximately 9.3 miles (15 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 13, 2010
Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges 23 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Ludlow, Massachusetts Died after a roadside bomb detonated while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 12, 2010
Sgt. Donald J. Lamar II 23 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Fredericksburg, Virginia Died of wounds sustained in a small-arms attack while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 12, 2010
2nd Lt. Valerica Leu 31 Batalionul 33 Manevra (33rd Maneuver Battalion) Murgeni, Romania Died at a field hospital at Lagman Base of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on May 12, 2010
Cpl. Jeffery W. Johnson 21 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Tomball, Texas One of two Marines killed in a roadside bomb attack while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 11, 2010
Sgt. Kenneth B. May 26 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Kilgore, Texas One of two Marines killed in a roadside bomb attack while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 11, 2010
Cpl. Kurt S. Shea 21 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Frederick, Maryland Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 10, 2010
Spc. Jeremy L. Brown 20 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division McMinnville, Tennessee Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire at Contingency Outpost Zerok, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2010
Cpl. Christopher Lewis Harrison 26 Company B, 40 Commando, Royal Marines Watford, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 9, 2010
Capt. Kyle A. Comfort 27 Company D, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Jacksonville, Alabama Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 8, 2010
Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Davis 19 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Perry, Iowa Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 7, 2010
Lance Cpl. Richard R. Penny 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Fayetteville, Arkansas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2010
Lance Cpl. Christopher Rangel 22 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force San Antonio, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 6, 2010
Spc. Wade A. Slack 21 707th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Waterville, Maine Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire at Jaghatu, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2010
1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett 27 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Marion, Indiana Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2010
Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Blake 37 Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic, attached to Task Force 1-10 Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted operation in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, about 15.5 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2010
Lance Cpl. Barry Buxton 27 1st Armoured Engineer Squadron, 21 Engineer Regiment Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, England Died of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was commanding rolled into the Nahr-e Bughra canal after the road collapsed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2010
Airman 1st Class Austin H. Gates-Benson 19 54th Combat Communications Squadron, 5th Combat Communications Group, 689th Combat Communications Wing Hellertown, Pennsylvania Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident near Khyber, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2010
Sapper Daryn Roy 28 4 Armoured Engineer Squadron, 21 Engineer Regiment Consett, County Durham, England Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during a convoy mission in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2010
Master Sgt. Mark W. Coleman 40 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Centerville, Washington Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb during a patrol in Khakrez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2010
Cpl. Harvey Alex Holmes 22 Company A, 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Hyde, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was providing protection for a patrol close to Patrol Base Waterloo in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2010
Spc. Eric M. Finniginam 26 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire on at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, May 1, 2010
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