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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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Lance Cpl. Billy D. Brixey Jr. |
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Combat Service Support Group 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force |
Ferriday, Louisiana |
Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on January 27, 2006, from wounds received when a roadside bomb detonated while traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan on January 25, 2006 |
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