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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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Staff Sgt. Jacob L. Frazier |
24 |
169th Air Support Operations Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard |
St. Charles, Illinois |
Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Geresk, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. Orlando Morales |
33 |
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Manati, Puerto Rico |
Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan on March 29, 2003 |
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Capt. Tamara L. Archuleta |
23 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Los Lunas, New Mexico |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks |
25 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Jefferson, South Carolina |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Master Sgt. Michael Maltz |
42 |
38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Senior Airman Jason Plite |
21 |
38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Lansing, Michigan |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Lt. Col. John Stein |
39 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Bardolph, Illinois |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. John Teal |
29 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Dallas, Texas |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Profitt |
23 |
USS Deyo |
Charlestown, Indiana |
Died of a non-combat related injury while in the Red Sea on March 17, 2003 |
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Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr. |
19 |
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division |
Grove City, Pennsylvania |
Died of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait on March 13, 2003 |
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Pfc. Spence A. McNeil |
19 |
Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment |
Bennettsville, South Carolina |
Died on March 9, 2003, from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was traveling in rolled over near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 3, 2003 |
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