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There have been 1,539 coalition deaths -- 933 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 242 Britons, 133 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 22, 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 4,683 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
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Spc. Julie R. Hickey |
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412th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve |
Galloway, Ohio |
Hickey was evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2004, and died in Landstuhl, Germany, on July 4 from a non-combat related illness. |
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Spc. Juan M. Torres |
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453rd Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve |
Houston, Texas |
Died of non-combat related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2004 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Robert K. McGee |
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Company B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Antioch, Tennessee |
McGee was found dead in his hotel room in Manila, Philippines, on July 1, 2004. He was deployed as part of an advance team to assist in infantry training. The cause of death remains under investigation. |
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