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There have been 1,536 coalition deaths -- 933 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 241 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 21, 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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Staff Sgt. John G. Doles 29 Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Claremore, Oklahoma Killed during patrol operations when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Shah Wali, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2005
Sgt. 1st Class James J. Stoddard Jr. 29 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Crofton, Maryland Died when his vehicle accidentally rolled over in Afghanistan on September 30, 2005
Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez 20 Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force McRea, Arkansas Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005
Staff Sgt. Robert F. White 34 Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Cross Lanes, West Virgina Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005
Sgt. Tane T. Baum 30 Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard Pendleton, Oregon One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005
Chief Warrant Officer John M. Flynn 36 Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard Sparks, Nevada One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005
Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross 24 Company B, 7th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment Peoria, Arizona One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005
Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart 35 Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard Fernley, Nevada One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005
Warrant Officer Adrian B. Stump 22 Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard Pendleton, Oregon One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005
Senior Cpl. Cedric Crupel 28 2e Compagnie, 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre (1st Naval Infantry Paratrooper Regiment), Special Forces Brigade Chambéry France Killed when a remote-controlled land mine was detonated near his vehicle during a patrol by French soldiers near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2005
Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Nass 21 Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Franklin, Wisconsin Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2005
1st Lt. Derek S. Hines 25 Company B, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Newburyport, Massachusetts Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire during security operations in Baylough, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2005
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