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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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Warrant Officer Joel Gazeau 35 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment) Pradines, France One of two French Special Forces soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban forces near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2006
Cpl. David Poulain 36 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment) Halluin, France One of two French Special Forces soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban forces near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2006
Staff Sgt. Christian Longsworth 26 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Newark, New Jersey Died of wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2006
Capt. Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard 26 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Shilo, Manitoba Killed during fighting with Taliban insurgents west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2006
Sapper Kamel Elward 22 17e Régiment du Génie Parachutiste (17th Parachute Engineer Regiment) Pyrénées Atlantiques, France Fatally wounded in a blast during a de-mining operation north of Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan on May 16, 2006
Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster 24 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Fontana, California One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson 28 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Effingham, Illinois One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty 41 A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Ronkonkoma, New York One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Lt. Manuel Fiorito 27 2 Reggimento Alpini (2nd Alpine Regiment) Verona, Italy One of two Italian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near two Italian military vehicles that were traveling to help Afghan police hurt in another attack about 10 miles south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006
Sgt. John C. Griffith 33 Company E, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Las Vegas, Nevada One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick 34 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Hamburg, New York One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr. 19 A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Worcester, Massachusetts One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Spc. Justin L. O'Donohoe 27 A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division San Diego, California One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Warrant Officer Luca Polsinelli 28 9 Reggimento Alpini (9th Alpine Regiment) Sora, Italy One of two Italian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near two Italian military vehicles that were traveling to help Afghan police hurt in another attack about 10 miles south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006
Spc. David N. Timmons Jr. 23 A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Lewisville, North Carolina One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten 34 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Dallas, Texas One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp 23 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Utopia, Texas One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
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