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There have been 1,749 coalition deaths -- 1,060 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 285 Britons, 144 Canadians, three Czech, 29 Danes, 23 Dutch, seven Estonians, one Finn, 41 French, 43 Germans, two Hungarians, 22 Italians, four Latvians, one Lithuanian, five Norwegians, 16 Poles, two Portuguese, 13 Romanians, one South Korean, 28 Spaniards, four Swedes, two Turks and one NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of May 14, 2010, 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 serving in the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. At least 5,831 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, one Jordanian and 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.
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1st Lt. Benjamin J. Hall 24 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Fredericksburg, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan on July 31, 2007
Lance Cpl. Michael Jones 26 Royal Marines Newbald, Yorkshire, England Killed in action during an operation in southern Afghanistan on July 29, 2007
Maj. Thomas G. Bostick Jr. 37 B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Llano, Texas One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations near Kamu, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2007
Staff Sgt. William R. Fritsche 23 B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Martinsville, Indiana One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations near Kamu, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2007
Sgt. Barry Keen 34 14 Signal Regiment Rolands Gill, Gateshead, England Killed in a mortar attack on his unit during an operation near the village of Mirmandab in the Upper Geresk Valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan on July 27, 2007
Guardsman David Atherton 25 No. 3 Company, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Manchester, England Shot and killed after he engaged a Taliban position with a Javelin anti-tank missile during a firefight near the village of Mirmandab in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2007
Warrant Officer Pascal Correia 40 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes, 11e Brigade Parachutiste (1st Parachute Chasseurs Regiment, 11th Parachute Brigade) France Killed when the Afghan National Army unit he was training was attacked with rockets in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2007
Lance Cpl. Alex Hawkins 22 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment East Dereham, Norfolk, England Killed when an explosion struck his Vector vehicle as his patrol was returning to base in the northeastern outskirts of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2007
1st Sgt. Michael S. Curry Jr. 37 Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Dania Beach, Florida One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Pfc. Adam J. Davis 19 Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Twin Falls, Idaho One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Pfc. Zachary R. Endsley 21 Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Spring, Texas Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Arghendab, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Sgt. Travon T. Johnson 29 Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Palmdale, California One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Lt. Tor Arne Lau-Henriksen 33 Forsvarets Spesialkommando (Norwegian Special Forces) Rörvik, Norway Killed when a Norwegian squad on a reconnaissance mission with Afghan security forces came under small-arms fire in Lowgar province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Pfc. Jessy S. Rogers 20 Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Copper Center, Alaska One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Pfc. Juan S. Restrepo 20 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Pembroke Pines, Florida Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2007
1st Lt. Tom Krist 24 Bedrijf C, 42e Pantserinanteriebataljon, 13e Gemechaniseerde Brigade (Company C, 42nd Armored Infantry Battalion, 13th Mechanized Brigade) The Netherlands Died on July 13, 2007, at Central Military Hospital in Utrecht, the Netherlands, of wounds sustained in a sucide bomb attack in Deh Rawod, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 10
Guardsman Daryl Hickey 27 The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Birmingham, England Died of gunshot wounds received when his fire team provided covering fire during an assault on a Taliban position near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2007
Master Sgt. Randy J. Gillespie 44 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 56th Mission Support Group, 56th Fighter Wing Coaldale, Colorado Died in Herat, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered during small-arms fire outside of Camp Stone on July 9, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Sean K. Mitchell 35 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Monterey, California Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kidal, Mali, on July 7, 2007
Sgt. Thomas P. McGee 23 546th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion Hawthorne, California Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Wazi Khwa, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2007
Spc. Christopher S. Honaker 23 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Cleveland, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed due to enemy small-arms fire and indirect fire in the Watapor Valley of Kunar province, Afghanistan on July 5, 2007
Pfc. Joseph A. Miracle 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Ortonville, Michigan One of two soldiers killed due to enemy small-arms fire and indirect fire in the Watapor Valley of Kunar province, Afghanistan on July 5, 2007
Capt. Jefferson Clifford Francis 37 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery New Brunswick, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Cpl. Jordan Anderson 25 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Capt. Matthew Jonathan Dawe 27 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Kingston, Ontario, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Master Cpl. Colin Stuart Francis Bason 28 The Royal Westminster Regiment Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Cpl. Cole D. Bartsch 23 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Saskatchewan, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Pvt. Lane William Thomas Watkins 20 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Sgt. Dave Wilkinson 33 Battery 5, 19 Regiment Royal Artillery Ashford, Kent, England Killed by an explosion during a routine joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in Gereshk, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on July 1, 2007
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