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There have been 1,543 coalition deaths -- 935 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 243 Britons, 134 Canadians, three Czech, 28 Danes, 21 Dutch, seven Estonians, one Finn, 36 French, 31 Germans, two Hungarians, 22 Italians, three Latvian, one Lithuanian, four Norwegians, 16 Poles, two Portuguese, 11 Romanians, one South Korean, 26 Spaniards, two Swedes and two Turks -- in the war on terror as of December 24, 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 4,720 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
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Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer 24 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Montreal, Quebec Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002
Pvt. Richard A. Green 22 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Edmonton, Alberta Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002
Sgt. Marc D. Leger 29 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Lancaster, Ontario Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002
Pvt. Nathan Smith 27 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002
Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig 27 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment Houston, Texas Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were trying to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002
Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski 28 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment Fort Myer, Florida Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were trying to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002
Sgt. Jamie O. Maugans 27 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment Derby, Kansas Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were attempting to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero 30 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard Lafayette, Colorado Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were trying to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002
Lance Cpl. Darren John George 22 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment Essex, England Accidentally shot in the head while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2002
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