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There have been 1,534 coalition deaths -- 932 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 239 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, 15 Poles, two Portuguese, 11 Romanians, one South Korean, 26 Spaniards, two Swedes and two Turks -- in the war on terror as of December 17, 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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Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright |
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2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Shelbyville, Indiana |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Pedro A. Munoz |
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1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Aquada, Puerto Rico |
Munoz was wounded by small-arms fire in an offensive operation in western Afghanistan on January 1, 2005. He died during evacuation in Shindand, Afghanistan, on January 2. |
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