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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
Sgt. Charles T. McClain 26 Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006. Two other soldiers also were killed.
Pfc. Alex Oceguera 19 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division San Bernardino, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006
Maj. Douglas E. Sloan 40 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Duluth, Minnesota One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006
Spc. Isaiah Calloway 23 Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Jacksonville, Florida Died of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Marah, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2006
Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay 34 Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group New York, New York Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan on October 28, 2006
Pvt. Michael V. Bailey 20 Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Waldorf, Maryland Died of non-combat related injuries in Salerno, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2006
Marine Gary Wright 22 Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Glasgow, Scotland Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006
Sgt. Darcy Scott Tedford 32 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Earltown, Nova Scotia, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006
Pvt. Blake Neil Williamson 23 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Kemptville, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006
Spc. Jason A. Lucas 24 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Columbus, Ohio Died of injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a suicide car bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2006
Chief Warrant Officer Scott W. Dyer 38 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Cocoa Beach, Florida Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Banditemur, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2006
Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson 39 Royal Canadian Dragoons London, Ontario, Canada Killed when his RG-31 armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwayi area, roughly 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2006
Sgt. Craig Paul Gillam 40 Royal Canadian Dragoons South Branch, Newfoundland, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when ISAF forces clearing a route of mines and roadside bombs were attacked with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Panjwayi, about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2006
Cpl. Robert Thomas James Mitchell 32 Royal Canadian Dragoons Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when ISAF forces clearing a route of mines and roadside bombs were attacked with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Panjwayi, about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2006
Spc. Fernando D. Robinson 21 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hawthorne, California Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Korengal, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006
Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro 23 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Deltona, Florida Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Korengal, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006
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