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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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  NAME AGE UNIT HOMETOWN DETAILS
Cpl. Maj. Vincenzo Cardella 23 22 Compagnia, 2 Reggimento Alpini, (22nd Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment) Saint Prisco, Caserta, Italy Died on September 30, 2006, in a military hospital in Rome, Italy, of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy near Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 26. Another Italian soldier also died in the attack.
Pvt. Josh Klukie 23 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Panjwayi district, about 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2006
Cpl. Maj. Giorgio Langella 31 21 Compagnia, 2 Reggimento Alpini, (21st Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment) Diano Marina Imperia, Italy Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy near Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2006
Cpl. Maj. Giuseppe Orlando 28 22 Compagnia, 2 Reggimento Alpini, (22nd Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment) Palermo, Italy Died when his Puma armored vehicle accidentally overturned on a steep incline while on patrol in Chahar Asyab district, roughly 8 miles (13 km) south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2006
Cpl. Glen Arnold 32 2 Field Ambulance McKerrow, Ontario, Canada One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006
Pvt. David Byers 22 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Espanola, Ontario, Canada One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006
Cpl. Shane Keating 30 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006
Cpl. Keith Morley 30 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006
Sgt. 1st Class Bernard L. Deghand 42 Headquarters Battery, 35th Field Artillery Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard Mayetta, Kansas Died of injuries suffered when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire during combat operations in Spira, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2006
Sgt. Jeremy E. DePottey 26 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Ironwood, Michigan Died of injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael T. Fuga 47 35th Special Troops Battalion, 110th Combat Support Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard Nuuli, American Samoa Killed when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2006
Sgt. Nathaniel B. Lindsey 38 Headquarters Company, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard Troutdale, Oregon Died of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered undetermined ordnance from enemy forces during patrol operations in Shajoy, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2006
Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard 52 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve Alameda, California One of two soldiers killed when a car bomb exploded near their Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2006
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul 43 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve The Dalles, Oregon One of two soldiers killed when a car bomb exploded near their Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2006
Lance Cpl. Luke McCulloch 21 1 Royal Irish Regiment Cape Town, South Africa Killed during a firefight with Taliban forces in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006
Lance Cpl. Paul Muirhead 29 1 Royal Irish Regiment Bearley, Warwickshire, England Died on September 6, 2006, from wounds sustained during a Taliban attack on a British base at Musa Quala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006. Another soldier died in the same attack.
Cpl. Mark William Wright 27 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Edinburgh, Scotland Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006
Pvt. Mark Anthony Graham 33 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Killed when Canadian soldiers were mistakenly strafed by two U.S. A-10 "Warthog" ground attack planes providing close air support in Panjwaii district nine miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006
Pvt. Craig O'Donnell 24 Company B, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Killed along with four Afghan civilians when a suicide car bomb exploded near a NATO convoy on Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006
Pvt. William Jonathan James Cushley 21 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Port Lambton, Ontario, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006
Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish 38 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006
Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan 39 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Newfoundland, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006
Sgt. Shane Stachnik 30 2 Combat Engineer Regiment Alberta, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006
Flight Sgt. Gary Wayne Andrews 48 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Tankerton, Kent, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Sgt. Stephen Beattie 42 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Dundee, Scotland One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Sgt. Gerard Martin Bell 48 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Ely, Cambridgeshire, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Sgt. Adrian Davies 49 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Amersham, Bucks, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Cpl. Oliver Simon Dicketts 27 The Parachute Regiment Wadhurst, East Sussex, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Lt. Steven Johnson 38 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Collingham, Notts, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Sgt. Benjamin James Knight 25 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Bridgwater, Somerset, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Sgt. John Joseph Langton 29 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Liverpool, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Lt. Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore 28 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Bournemouth, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Lt. Gareth Rodney Nicholas 40 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Redruth, Cornwall, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Sgt. Gary Paul Quilliam 42 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Manchester, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Lt. Allan James Squires 39 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Clatterbridge, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Flight Lt. Steven Swarbrick 28 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Liverpool, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Marine Joseph David Windall 22 Royal Marines Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Ranger Anare Draiva 27 1st Battalion, 1 Royal Irish Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade Fiji Killed when Taliban insurgents attacked British soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006
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