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There have been 926 coalition deaths -- 574
Americans, six Australians, 116 Britons, 90 Canadians, three Czech, 15
Danes, 16 Dutch, three Estonians, one Finn, 22 French, 22 Germans, two
Hungarians, 11 Italians, one Lithuanian, one NATO/ISAF, three Norwegians, five Poles,
two Portuguese, seven Romanians, one South Korean, 23 Spaniards, two
Swedes -- in the war on terror as of August 20, 2008, according to a CNN
count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors
whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The
troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or
were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
in Afghanistan. At least 2,330 U.S. personnel have been wounded in
action, according to the Pentagon. View the list of casualties in the war in Iraq and
examine
U.S. war casualties dating back to the Revolutionary War.
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Capt. Daniel W. Eggers |
28 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Cape Coral, Florida |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Spc. Joseph A. Jeffries |
21 |
320th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve |
Beaverton, Oregon |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Mogensen |
26 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Leesville, Louisiana |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Petty Officer 1st Class Brian J. Ouellette |
37 |
Naval Special Warfare Group Two |
Needham, Massachusetts |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Grenadier Tommy Roedningsby |
29 |
Telemark Battalion, Norwegian Army |
Skreia, Toten, Norway |
Killed when rocket-propelled grenades were fired at a Norwegian patrol of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2004 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Bruce E. Price |
37 |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Killed when insurgents ambushed his patrol and his vehicle was struck by small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Kajaki, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2004 |
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Cpl. Ronald R. Payne Jr. |
23 |
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force |
Lakeland, Florida |
Died due to hostile action in the vicinity of Tawara, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2004 |
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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 |
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Sgt. Phillip L. Witkowski |
24 |
Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light) |
Fredonia, New York |
Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan |
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