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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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Pfc. Stephen Kamins |
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German Army, International Security Assistance Force |
Germany |
Killed when his Wolf all-terrain vehicle struck a mine while on patrol 12 kilometers south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2003 |
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Sgt. 1st Class John E. Taylor |
31 |
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
Died when he suffered a heart attack after completing physical training in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2003 |
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