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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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Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier 31 C Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Charlotte, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2007
Spc. Ciara M. Durkin 30 Headquarters Detachment, 726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard Quincy, Massachusetts Died of a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2007
Pvt. Thorbjørn O. Reese 22 Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Life Guards) Vajle, Denmark One of two Danish soldiers killed in a firefight in the upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2007
Pvt. Mikkel K. Søerensen 23 Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Life Guards) Vilsund, Denmark One of two Danish soldiers killed in a firefight in the upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2007
Pfc. Mathew D. Taylor 21 Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Cameron Park, California Died on September 26, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Pfc. Christopher F. Pfeifer 21 B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Spalding, Nebraska Died on September 25, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when Taliban insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire near Kamu, Afghanistan, on August 17, 2007
Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Luke Milam 26 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion Littleton, Colorado Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2007
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg 24 The King's Own Calgary Regiment Calgary, Canada Killed during an operation in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, 29 miles (47 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007
Pvt. German Perez Towns 33 I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade) Alanj, Badajoz, Spain One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007
Pvt. Stanley Mera Vera 20 I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade) Guayaquil, Ecuador One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew D. Blaskowski 27 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Levering, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2007
Adjudant Laurent Pican 34 13e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins, 27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (13th Battalion, 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) Chambery, France Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded next to a military convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2007
Color Sgt. Phillip Newman 36 Company A, 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment England One of two British soldiers killed when their Pinzgauer 4x4 vehicle overturned three miles (five km) southwest of their patrol base north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2007
Pvt. Brian Tunnicliffe 33 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Ilkeston, England One of two British soldiers killed when their Pinzgauer 4x4 vehicle overturned three miles (five km) southwest of their patrol base north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2007
Pfc. Tim Hoogland 20 Bedrijf B, 13e Infanteriebataljon, 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade (Company B, 13th Infantry Battalion, 11th Airmobile Brigade) Netherlands Killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2007
Lance Cpl. Ivano Violino 29 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment Salford, England Killed when his vehicle was struck by an explosion during a logistics convoy 11 miles (19 km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007
Cpl. Travis M. Woods 21 Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Redding, California Died of wounds while conducting combat operations in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2007
Pvt. Johan Botha 25 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Pretoria, South Africa One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters south of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2007
Sgt. Craig Brelsford 25 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Nottingham, England One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters south of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2007
2nd Lt. Aurel Marcu 31 33 Vanatori de Munte (33rd Mountain Battalion) Gaesti, Romania Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored amphibious vehicle northeast of Qalat in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2007
Pfc. Mykel F. Miller 19 Company B, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard Phoenix, Arizona Died of wounds sustained during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2007
Pvt. Ben Ford 18 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) Chesterfield, England One of two British soldiers killed when their Land Rover struck a roadside bomb during a routine reassurance patrol (17 km) north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2007
Pvt. Damian Wright 23 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) Mansfield, England One of two British soldiers killed when their Land Rover struck a roadside bomb during a routine reassurance patrol (17 km) north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2007
Master Sgt. Patrick D. Magnani 38 31st Medical Support Squadron, 31st Medical Group, 31st Fighter Wing Martinez, California Died in non-combat related incident near Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2007
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