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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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Lance Cpl. Mathew Ford |
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Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines |
Immingham, Lincolnshire, England |
Killed when he was shot as his unit assaulted a Taliban compound south of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2007 |
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Marine Tom Curry |
21 |
11 Troop, Company M, 42 Commando, Royal Marines |
East London, England |
Died in a firefight with Taliban forces during an offensive operation near Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2007 |
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