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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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Cpl. Murat Yagci Not available 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre, (1st Marine Paratroop Infantry Regiment, Army Special Forces Brigade) France Died on August 31, 2004, of wounds suffered during operations in Afghanistan on August 29, 2004
Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan 30 Company B, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division Moore, Oklahoma Killed when the helicopter he was in developed mechanical difficulties and crashed in Salerno, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2004
Sgt. Bobby E. Beasley 36 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard Inwood, West Virginia Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004
Staff Sgt. Craig W. Cherry 39 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard Winchester, Virginia Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004
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