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There have been 1,518 coalition deaths -- 922 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 23, 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 4,529 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
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  NAME AGE UNIT HOMETOWN DETAILS
Cpl. Jeremy R. Greene 24 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Springfield, Ohio Died due to injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2007
Spc. Daniel F. Mehringer 20 Division Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Morgantown, West Virginia Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 27, 2007
Staff Sgt. Michael D. Thomas 34 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Seffner, Florida Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire in Hirat Province, Afghanistan, on April 27, 2007
Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten 21 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Monterey, Tennessee Died of wounds suffered when a land mine exploded near his unit during combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2007
Cpl. Cor Strik 21 Tiger Company, 11 Air Mobile Brigade, Royal Dutch Army The Netherlands Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on April 20, 2007
Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer 25 Communications technician assigned to Canadian Special Operations Forces Listowel Ontario, Canada Died in an accident that occurred while he was working on a communications tower in Afghanistan on April 18, 2007
Pvt. Chris Gray 19 Company A, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment Leicester, England Killed in a close-range firefight with Taliban fighters who ambushed his patrol in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2007
Staff Sgt. Casey D. Combs 28 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Auburn, Washington One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations in Miri, Afghanistan, on April 12, 2007
Sgt. David A. Stephens 28 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Tullahoma, Tennessee One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations in Miri, Afghanistan, on April 12, 2007
Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez 23 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hyattsville, Maryland Died during a combat patrol in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2007
Trooper Patrick James Pentland 23 The Royal Canadian Dragoons New Brunswick, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle roughly 23.5 miles (38 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2007
Master Cpl. Allan Stewart 30 The Royal Canadian Dragoons New Brunswick, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle roughly 23.5 miles (38 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2007
Pvt. David Robert Greenslade 20 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Pvt. Kevin Vincent Kennedy 20 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Sgt. Donald Lucas 31 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Burton, New Brunswick, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Cpl. Brent D. Poland 37 2nd Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment Sarnia, Ontario, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix 24 A Reservist from the Princess Louise Fusiliers Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Cpl. Aaron E. Williams 21 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Spc. Conor G. Masterson 21 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Eastern Afghanistan on April 7, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Donkers 33 Company B, 42 Armor Infantry Battalion, Limburg Rifles Regiment, Royal Dutch Army The Netherlands Killed when an armored vehicle carrying Dutch soldiers tipped over as it was crossing a river in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2007
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