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There have been 1,519 coalition deaths -- 923 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 235 Britons, 133 Canadians, three Czech, 27 Danes, 21 Dutch, six 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 November 25, 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 4,565 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
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Capt. Michael Donkervoort 29 313 Squadron, Royal Dutch Air Force Veghel, The Netherlands Killed when his F-16 fighter jet accidentally crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2006
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Peter Hetherington 22 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) South Wales Died following an early morning attack by Taliban forces on the platoon house in Musa Qal'eh in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2006
Adjutant Chief Frédéric Paré 34 Commandos Marine, Force Maritime des Fusiliers Marins et Command (Marine Commandos, Maritime Force of Marines and Commandos) Larmor Plage, France One of two French commandos killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a combat patrol in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on August 25, 2006
Sr. Cpl. Sébastien Planelles 28 Commando Parachutiste de l'Air N° 10 (Commandos Parachute Air No. 10, French Special Operations Forces) France One of two French commandos killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a combat patrol in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on August 25, 2006
Cpl. David Braun 27 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Shilo, Manitoba, Canada Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded near his Light Armored Vehicle while traveling in a Canadian resupply convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2006
Cpl. Bryan James Budd 29 Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Ripon, North Yorkshire, England Budd was killed while leading an assault on a Taliban position in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2006. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honor for gallantry. (More details) Offsite Icon
Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr. 21 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Alexandria, Virginia One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006
Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson 21 Company C, 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Jacksonville, Florida One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006
Senior Airman Adam P. Servais 23 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Onalaska, Wisconsin Killed when his vehicle came under hostile fire in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006
Spc. Christopher F. Sitton 21 Company C, 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Montrose, Colorado One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006
Pvt. Joseph R. Blake 34 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Wiscasset, Maine Died of injuries suffered when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Turkalay, Afghanistan on August 17, 2006
Cpl. Jeremiah S. Cole 26 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hiawatha, Kansas Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Bermel, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2006
Lance Cpl. Sean Tansey 26 D Squadron, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry Regiment Newcastle, England Killed in a non-hostile accident involving a British military vehicle undergoing routine maintenance at a UK military base in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2006
Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom 23 1 Field Ambulance Comox, British Columbia, Canada Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near a re-supply convoy in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006
Spc. Rogelio R. Garza Jr. 26 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Corpus Christi, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006
Pfc. Andrew R. Small 19 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Wiscasset, Maine One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006
Pfc. James P. White Jr. 19 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Huber Heights, Ohio One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006
Pvt. Leigh Reeves 25 Headquarters, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion, Royal Logistic Corps Leicester, England Killed in a road traffic accident at Camp Souter, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006
Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh 33 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Shilo, Manitoba, Canada Killed in a weapons-related accident during routine operations on Highway 1, about 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006
Pvt. Andrew Barrie Cutts 19 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Mansfield, England Killed in action in Musa Qualeh in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 6, 2006
Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt 31 The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Canadian Forces Reserve Edmonton, Canada Killed when his G Wagon (Gelaendenwagen) light utility vehicle was involved in an accident with a civilian truck about 21 miles (35 km) southeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2006
Pvt. Kevin Dallaire 22 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Calgary, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack that occurred near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006
Sgt. Vaughn Ingram 35 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Burgeo, Newfoundland, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack that occurred near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006
Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller 27 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack that occurred near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006
Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid 34 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Killed when his Light Armored Vehicle hit a roadside bomb near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006
Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Suplee 39 E Troop, 153rd Cavalry Squadron, Florida Army National Guard Ocala, Florida Died August 3, 2006, at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida, of injuries sustained when his Humvee was involved in a traffic accident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 1, 2006
Capt. Alex Eida 29 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Surrey, England One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006
2nd Lt. Ralph Johnson 24 Household Cavalry Regiment Windsor, England One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006
Lance Cpl. Ross Nicholls 27 Household Cavalry Regiment London, England One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006
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