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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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Capt. Vasile-Iuliu Unguras 32 Batalionului 21 Manevra (21st Maneuver Battalion) Romania Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol mission on the A1 Highway between Kandahar and Kabul 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2009
Lance Cpl. Paul Upton 31 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Looe, England One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009
Warrant Officer Class 2 Sean Upton 35 53 Battery, 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery Nottinghamshire, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski 21 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Tomball, Texas One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010
Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro 23 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Deltona, Florida Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Korengal, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006
Lt. Radim Vaculik 29 102. Pruzkumný Praporu (102nd Reconnaissance Battalion) Czech Republic Killed when a roadside bomb detonated under his Humvee in Logar province, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2008
Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez 20 Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force McRea, Arkansas Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26.
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. 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. Gene Vance Jr. 38 Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, West Virginia Army National Guard Morgantown, West Virginia Killed when his unit came under heavy fire during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on May 19, 2002
Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten 21 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Monterey, Tennessee Died of wounds suffered when a land mine exploded near his unit during combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2007
Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen 29 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force North Attleboro, Massachusetts One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009
1st Lt. Dennis van Uhm 23 45 Pantserinfanteriebataljon, 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade (45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade) Nijmegen, Netherlands One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008
Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest 21 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard Larimore, North Dakota One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006
Pvt. Ivan Vazquez Nunez 20 Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade Foz, Spain One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005
Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez 33 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Round Lake, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakchal, Afghanistan on September 29, 2008
Spc. Travis R. Vaughn 26 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Reinbeck, Iowa One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez 24 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Chicago, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008
Spc. Andrew Velez 22 Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command Lubbock, Texas Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Sharona, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2006. His brother, Spc. Jose A. Velez, was killed in Iraq in November 2004.
Pvt. Stanley Mera Vera 20 I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade) Guayaquil, Ecuador One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007
Master Cpl. Scott Francis Vernelli 28 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted patrol in Zhari district west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009
Cmdr. Bruno Vianini 41 Interforces Command, Special Operations Forces, Italian Defense General Staff La Spezia, Italy Died when a Kam Air Boeing 737-200 crashed while flying from Herat to Kabul in Afghanistan on February 3, 2005. Vianini was in Afghanistan to assist with an International Security Assistance Force provincial reconstruction team in Herat.
1st Lt. Uwe Vierling 31 15th Aviation Regiment, German Army Thuringia, Germany One of seven German soldiers killed when a German CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter accidentally crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2002
Staff Sgt. William D. Vile 27 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Philadelphia, Pennsylvania One of three U.S. soldiers killed along with two Latvian soldiers when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009
Pfc. Timothy R. Vimoto 19 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Fort Campbell, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2007
Pfc. Donald W. Vincent 26 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Gainesville, Florida Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009
Lance Cpl. Ivano Violino 29 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment Salford, England Killed when his vehicle was struck by an explosion during a logistics convoy 11 miles (19 km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007
Pvt. Mark Visholm 21 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of two soldiers killed when their small reconnaissance unit was attacked with small arms fire in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 29, 2007
Maj. Randell D. Voas 43 8th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, 1st Special Operations Group Lakeville, Minnesota One of two airmen killed along with a U.S. soldier and a U.S. government contractor when their CV-22 Osprey crashed seven miles (11 km) west of Qalat during a combat operation targeting a terrorist network in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2010
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
Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck 33 B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard Queens, New York Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2008
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas M. Vose 38 Operational Detachment Alpha 0114, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Concrete, Washington Killed by intense direct small arms fire during combat operations in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2009
Pfc. Brandon J. Wadman 19 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida Army National Guard Cape Coral, Florida Died when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan on May 5, 2004
Lance Sgt. David Walker 36 1st Battalion, Scots Guards Glasgow, Scotland Fatally wounded while conducting a ground domination patrol which was engaged by insurgent fire in Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2010
Frank R. Walker 66 Air Force civilian employee assigned to the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, 72nd Air Base Wing Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Died of non-combat related medical causes at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2009
1st Lt. Laura M. Walker 24 864th Engineer Combat Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade El Paso, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005
Pfc. Morris L. Walker 23 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
Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup Jr. 25 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Millville, New Jersey Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Sgt. Daniel W. Wallace 27 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard Dry Ridge, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2008
Sgt. David W. Wallace III 25 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Sharpsville, Pennsylvania Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009
Cpl. Jonathan M. Walls 27 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
Sgt. 1st Class Johnny C. Walls 41 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Bremerton, Washington Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, on November 2, 2007
Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh 33 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Killed in a weapons-related accident during routine operations on Highway 1, about 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006
Spc. Tyler R. Walshe 21 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
Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters 33 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Port Huron, Michigan Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Lt. Col. James J. Walton 41 Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Rockville, Maryland One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
Pfc. Christopher I. Walz 25 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Vancouver, Washington One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009
Lance Cpl. Eric L. Ward 19 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Redmond, Washington Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2010
Sgt. Albert D. Ware 27 Company F, 782nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Chicago, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 18, 2009
Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren 29 The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada Montreal, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber rammed their Bison troop carrier as their military convoy was returning to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2006
Cpl. Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden 25 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008
Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington 20 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Tacoma, Washington One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Pvt. Lane William Thomas Watkins 20 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Sapper David Watson 23 49 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 33 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near Patrol Base Blenheim in the Sangin region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2009
Pfc. Jason R. Watson 19 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Many, Louisiana One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009
Marine Richard J. Watson 23 4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham Surrey, England Killed by small arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006
Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver 39 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Barnesville, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008
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
Sgt. Mark Weijdt 24 12e Infanterie Bataljon Luchtmobiel (12th Air Mobile Infantry Battalion) The Netherlands Killed when he stepped on a roadside bomb during a firegight with Taliban fighters in Baluchi Valley in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008
Sgt. Robert M. Weinger 24 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Round Lake Beach, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009
Spc. Jonathan D. Welch 19 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
Spc. Wesley R. Wells 21 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Libertyville, Illinois Killed when his observation post in Naka, Afghanistan, was attacked on September 20, 2004
Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook 41 Military Transition Team member assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Shiprock, New Mexico Westbrook died on October 7, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fire in Ganjigal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009. His brother, Sgt. Marshall A. Westbrook, was killed in Iraq on October 1, 2005.
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whatley 20 Company L, 42 Commando, Royal Marines King's Lynn, England Killed by enemy fire during an operation to clear enemy forces from the north of Nad-E-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008
Spc. Abraham S. Wheeler III 22 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 Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2009
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. Andrew Francis Whitacre 21 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Bryant, Indiana One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008
Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker 23 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Long Beach, California Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2007
Pfc. James P. White Jr. 19 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Huber Heights, Ohio One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006
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
Pvt. Robert C. White III 21 Headquarters Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Camden, New Jersey Died of non-combat related injuries at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2005
Staff Sgt. Robert F. White 34 Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Cross Lanes, West Virgina Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005.
Lance Cpl. Russell P. White 19 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Dagsboro, Delaware Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004
Trooper Christopher Whiteside 20 Emsdorf Troop, The Light Dragoons Blackpool, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2009
Pfc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt 21 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Taylors, South Carolina One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010
Capt. Daniel Whitten 28 Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Grimes, Iowa One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 2, 2010
Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle 20 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Downey, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2009
Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann 27 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Golden, Colorado Died April 24, 2010, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire at Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2010
Pvt. Joel Vincent Wiebe 22 Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Edmonton, Alberta, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb 25 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007
Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp 23 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Utopia, Texas One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006
Marine Jonathan Wigley 21 Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006
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
Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes 18 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
Lt. Col. James L. Wiley 46 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard North Bend, Oregon Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2008
Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson 23 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Fort Carson, Colorado One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007
Sgt. Dave Wilkinson 33 Battery 5, 19 Regiment, Royal Artillery Ashford, Kent, England Killed by an explosion during a routine joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in Gereshk, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on July 1, 2007
Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks 24 Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force Rogers, Arkansas One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008
Capt. Bryan D. Willard 33 Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force Hummelstown, Pennsylvania One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006
Cpl. Aaron E. Williams 21 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Cpl. Anthony L. Williams 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Oxford, Pennsylvania One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009
Pfc. Charles A. Williams 29 Headquarters Detachment, 97th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Fair Oaks, California Died of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2010
Pfc. Dennis M. Williams 24 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
2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams 41 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Glenwood, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 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
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Michael Williams 40 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Cardiff, Wales Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters during an operation in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Pvt. Blake Neil Williamson 23 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Kemptville, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006
Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson 24 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Broussard, Louisiana One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009
Pvt. Colin William Wilmot 24 1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008
Spc. Christopher M. Wilson 24 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Bangor, Maine Died of wounds suffered from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion at Korengal Outpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2007
Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson 22 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Clearlake, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008
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
Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson 39 Royal Canadian Dragoons London, Ontario, Canada Killed when his RG-31 armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwayi district, roughly 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2006
Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson 19 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Miller, Missouri One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009
Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson 38 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Keswick, Ontario, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008
Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson 30 Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment Shilo, Manitoba, Canada Died at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 4, 2006, of injuries sustained when his Light Armored Vehicle collided with a civilian taxi that may have failed to yield at an intersection, causing the LAV to swerve into a ditch and roll over in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2006
Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson 21 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Maurertown, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Paktika, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Marine Joseph David Windall 22 Royal Marines Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Spc. Damon G. Winkleman 23 2nd Battalion, 508th 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. Vincent C. Winston Jr. 22 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division St. Louis, Missouri Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on September 4, 2008
Cpl. Danny Winter 28 Mortar Troop, Z Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Stockport, England Killed along with a British soldier in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009
Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters 25 Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Chicago, Illinois Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002
Sgt. Phillip L. Witkowski 24 Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Fredonia, New York Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Sgt. Jeremiah T. Wittman 26 Company A, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Darby, Montana One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2010
Senior Aircraftman Marcin Wojtak 24 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment Leicester, England Killed when the vehicle he was commanding struck a roadside bomb in the desert south of Bastion Joint Operating Base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2009
Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf 24 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Hawthorne, California Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2009
Pfc. Brian M. Wolverton 21 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
Sgt. Roy A. Wood 47 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Florida Army National Guard Alva, Florida Wood was fatally injured when the vehicle he was traveling in near Kabul, Afghanistan, hit another vehicle on January 9, 2004
Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard 30 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Hertford, Nouth Carolina Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Pvt. Braun Scott Woodfield 24 Company G, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia Killed when his light armored vehicle rolled over in an accident near the village of Lagman in southeast Afghanistan on November 24, 2005
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
Cpl. Travis M. Woods 21 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Redding, California Died of wounds while conducting combat operations in Northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2007
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
Sgt. Frank J. World 25 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Buffalo, New York One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 1, 2010
Pvt. Luke Worsley 26 Company D, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Sydney, Australia Killed by small arms fire during an operation to clear an identified Taliban bomb-making facility in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2007
Pvt. Damian Wright 23 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) Mansfield, England One of two British soldiers killed when their Land Rover struck a roadside bomb during a routine reassurance patrol (17 km) north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2007
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
Marine Gary Wright 22 Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Glasgow, Scotland Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006
Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright 31 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Shelbyville, Indiana Killed when a roadside bomb detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005
Spc. Kyle J. Wright 22 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Romeoville, Illinois Died on January 13, 2010 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province
Cpl. Mark William Wright 27 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Edinburgh, Scotland Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006
Drummer Thomas Wright 21 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment Ripley, Derbyshire, England Killed when his vehicle was caught in a explosion while escorting a military team surveying a site for a road project in th Babaji area just outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2007
Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr. 28 Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Chula Vista, California Killed by enemy small arms fire when he left his covered position to force the other members of his team to take cover during a firefight in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2007. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions, the nation's second highest military honor for valor.
Cpl. Nicholas G. Xiarhos 21 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009
Cpl. Murat Yagci Not available 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre, (1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, Army Special Forces Brigade) France Died on August 31, 2004, of wounds suffered during operations in Afghanistan on August 29, 2004
Pfc. Jonathan C. Yanney 20 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, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009
Lance Cpl. Alejandro J. Yazzie 23 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Rock Point, Arizona Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2010
Sgt. Yoon Jang-ho 27 Dasan Engineering Unit Seoul, South Korea Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan on February 27, 2007
Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner 24 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 28th Maintenance Group, 28th Bomb Wing Lafayette, California Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008
Capt. Robert J. Yllescas 31 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Lincoln, Nebraska Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 1, 2008, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, on October 28.
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
Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young 39 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Jonesboro, Georgia Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista 32 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Pleasant Valley, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008
Capt. Sharif Ali bin Zeid Not released General Intelligence Directorate Jordan Killed along with seven CIA officers when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009
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.
Pfc. Daniel Zizumbo 27 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency, 21st Theater Support Command Chicago, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 27, 2007
Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling 20 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Florissant, Missouri One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
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