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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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Cpl. Aaron M. Griner 24 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Tampa, Florida Killed when his vehicle struck a mine during combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2006
Sgt. Paul Bartlett 35 Special Reconnaissance Regiment England One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006.
Capt. David Patten 38 Special Boat Service Ulster, Northern Ireland One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006.
Pfc. Justin R. Davis 19 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Gaithersburg, Maryland Died when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations in Korengal Outpost near Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2006. The circumstances of the soldier's death are under investigation as a possible friendly-fire incident.
Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Fuerst III 26 Headquarters Company, 53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida Army National Guard Tampa, Florida Died when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Panjway District, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2006
Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic 38 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Bradford, Pennsylvania Killed when he was fatally struck by enemy small-arms fire during a cordon and search mission near Ghecko, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2006
Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury 22 Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Saint Joseph, Missouri Killed when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Another soldier died while trying to evacuate him.
Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig 28 159th Medical Evacuation Company, 421st Medical Battalion Severn, Maryland Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian Bradbury during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Bradbury also died of his wounds.
Staff Sgt. Patrick L. Lybert 28 C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Ladysmith, Wisconsin One of two soldiers killed when they encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006.
Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti 30 C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Raynham, Massachusetts Monti was killed during his third attempt to rescue Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury, who was badly wounded and exposed to enemy fire, during a firefight in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Monti was awarded the Medal of Honor for trying to rescue Bradbury, who died of his wounds. (Full story)
Cpl. Ionel Gheorghita Dragusanu 38 341st Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army Topraisar, Romania Killed when his armored personnel carrier, returning to base after a patrol mission, struck a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2006
1st Lt. Forrest P. Ewens 25 Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Gig Harbor, Washington One of two soldiers killed when their all-terrain vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2006
Sgt. Ian T. Sanchez 26 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Staten Island, New York One of two soldiers killed when their all-terrain vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2006
Capt. Patrick D. Damon 41 Headquarters Company, 240th Engineer Group, Maine Army National Guard Falmouth, Maine Died from a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2006
Sgt. Roger P. Pena Jr. 29 Company B, Brigade Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division San Antonio, Texas Killed when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Musa Qulah, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2006
Sgt. Russell M. Durgin 23 Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Henniker, New Hampshire Killed when his unit took small-arms fire in Korengel, Afghanistan, on June 13, 2006
Capt. Jim Philippson 29 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England Killed when a British Army mobile patrol was engaged in a firefight against suspected Taliban forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006
Lt. Col. Charles E. Munier 50 Wyoming Army National Guard Wheatland, Wyoming Died at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on June 12, 2006, from a non-combat related cause which occured in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006
Cpl. Bernard P. Corpuz 28 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade Watsonville, California Died of wounds sustained when his convoy came under small arms fire and a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006
Spc. Curtis R. Mehrer 21 Battery A, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard Bismarck, North Dakota One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006
Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest 21 Battery A, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard Larimore, North Dakota One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006
Cpl. Derek A. Stanley 20 Company B, 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Tulsa, Oklahoma Died of a non-combat related cause in Salerno, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006
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