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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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Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Posey 22 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Knoxville, Tennessee One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2009
Lance Cpl. Jonathan F. Stroud 20 Company C, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Cashion, Oklahoma One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2009
Pvt. Gerrick D. Smith 19 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Sullivan, Illinois Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Herat, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2009
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas M. Vose 38 Operational Detachment Alpha 0114, Company A, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Concrete, Washington Killed by intense direct small arms fire during combat operations in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2009
Warrant Officer Class 2 Sean Upton 35 53 Battery, 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery Nottinghamshire, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2009
Trooper Phillip Lawrence 22 C Squadron, The Light Dragoons Birkenhead, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Scimitar combat reconnaissance vehicle during a patrol in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2009
Bombardier Craig Hopson 24 38 Battery, 40th Regiment, Royal Artillery Castleford, West Yorkshire, England Killed when his Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Babaji area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009
Pfc. Donald W. Vincent 26 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Gainesville, Florida Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009
Spc. Justin D. Coleman 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Spring Hill, Florida Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2009
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Andrew Scott Charpentier 21 Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Great Falls, Montana Died on July 23, 2009, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, from a non-combat related illness incurred while assigned to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Sgt. Ryan H. Lane 25 Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009
Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Lasher 27 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Oneida, New York One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas G. Xiarhos 21 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009
Guardsman Christopher King 20 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards Birkenhead, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2009
Spc. Randy L. J. Neff Jr. 22 Headquarters Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Blackfoot, Idaho One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2009
Sgt. Joshua J. Rimer 24 Headquarters Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Rochester, Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2009
Spc. Raymundo P. Morales 34 Company D, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Dalton, Georgia Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Methar Lam, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2009
Spc. Anthony M. Lightfoot 20 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Riverdale, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009
Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr. 24 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Garland, Texas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009
Pfc. Dennis J. Pratt 34 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Duncan, Oklahoma One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009
Spc. Andrew J. Roughton 21 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Houston, Texas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009
Capt. Daniel Shepherd 28 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps Lincoln, England Killed while trying to disable a roadside bomb in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009
Cpl. Joseph Etchells 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Mossley, England Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during a foot patrol near Sangin in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2009
Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp 21 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Rosemount, Minnesota Died on July 18, 2009 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009
Pvt. Benjamin Ranaudo 22 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment Melbourne, Australia Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a cordon-and-search operation north of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2009
Rifleman Aminiasi Toge 26 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Suva, Fiji Killed as a result of an explosion that happened during a foot patrol close to Forward Operating Base Keenan, near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2009
Capt. Thomas J. Gramith 27 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Operations Group, 4th Fighter Wing Eagan, Minnesota One of two airmen killed when their F-15E Strike Eagle crashed near Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009
Capt. Mark R. McDowell 26 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Operations Group, 4th Fighter Wing Colorado Springs, Colorado One of two airmen killed when their F-15E Strike Eagle crashed near Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009
Pvt. Sébastien Courcy 26 2e Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada Killed in action in the Panjwayi district roughly 10.5 miles (17 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2009
Sgt. Mevlut Baydur 39 Turkish Army Turkey One of two Turkish soldiers killed when their armored vehicle was involved in a vehicle accident in Faryab province, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2009
1st Cpl. Maj. Alessandro Di Lisio 25 187 Paracadutisti Reggimento, Paracadutisti Brigata Folgore (187th Paratroop Regiment, Paratroop Brigade Folgore) Campobasso, Italy Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his patrol about 31 miles (50 km) northeast of Farah, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi 29 C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Seffner, Florida Died of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan on July 14, 2009
Col. Faruk Sungur 51 Commander, Turkish Task Force in Afghanistan Turkey One of two Turkish soldiers killed when their armored vehicle was involved in a vehicle accident in Faryab province, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2009
Sgt. Michael W. Heede Jr. 22 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Delta, Pennsylvania One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2009
Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer 33 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Zanesfield, Ohio One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2009
Staff Sgt. Eric J. Lindstrom 27 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Flagstaff, Arizona Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol using small-arms and indirect fire near Barge Matal, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2009
Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barboza Flores 27 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Glendale, California One of two Marines killed while suppporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2009
Master Sgt. Jerome D. Hatfield 36 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Axton, Virginia One of two Marines killed while suppporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2009
Rifleman William Aldridge 18 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Bromyard in Herefordshire, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009
Rifleman James Backhouse 18 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Castleford, Yorkshire, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009
Cpl. Jonathan Horne 28 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Walsall, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009
Cpl. Matthew R. Lembke 22 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Tualatin, Oregon Died on July 10, 2009, of wounds sustained on June 24, 2009, during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Rifleman Joseph Murphy 18 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009
Cpl. Lee Scott 26 Egypt Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Kings Lynn, England Killed during an explosion just north of Nad Ali in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009
Rifleman Daniel Simpson 20 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Croydon, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009
Pvt. John Brackpool 27 Prince of Wales' Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Crawley, West Sussex, England Killed when he was shot while on sentry duty on a compound that had recently been secured as part of Operation Panther's Claw near Char-e-Anjir, just outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2009
Spc. Joshua R. Farris 22 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division La Grange, Texas Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2009
Rifleman Daniel Hume 22 4th Battalion, The Rifles Maidenhead, England Killed in a contact explosion during a foot patrol near Nad e-Ali in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2009
Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager 20 Company A, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Gibsonville, North Carolina One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009
Master Sgt. John E. Hayes 36 Company A, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Middleburg, Florida One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009
Spc. Gregory J. Missman 36 Company F, 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Batavia, Ohio Died in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained elsewhere in Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire on July 8, 2009
Sgt. Michael C. Roy 25 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group North Fort Myers, Florida Died while supporting combat operations in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate 21 Deployed as an individual augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan Canyon, Texas Died of non-hostile causes at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on July 8, 2009
Spc. Christopher M. Talbert 24 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Galesburg, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Shindad, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2009
Master Cpl. Patrice Audet 38 430e Escadron tactique d’Hélicoptères (430th Tactical Helicopter Squadron) Montréal, Québec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with a British soldier when their CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed during take-off at a forward operating base in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Capt. Ben Babington-Browne 27 22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers Maidstone, England Killed along with two Canadian soldiers when their CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed during take-off at Forward Operating Base Mescall in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Sgt. Brock H. Chavers 25 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Infantry Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Bulloch, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Capt. Mark A. Garner 30 Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Surry, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Argandab District, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Pfc. Nicolas H. J. Gideon 20 Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Murrieta, California Died July 6, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered earlier that day in Paktya, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires
Spc. Chester W. Hosford 35 B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Hastings, Minnesota One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Cpl. Martin Joannette 25 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment) Saint-Calixte, Québec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with a British soldier when their CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed during take-off at a forward operating base in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Spc. Issac L. Johnson 24 A Troop, 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Columbus, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony Michael Randolph 22 Assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight Henryetta, Oklahoma Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy in northern Afghanistan on July 6, 2009
2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams 41 B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Glenwood, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Lance Cpl. Dane Elson 22 Support Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Bridgend, Wales Killed when a roadside bomb exploded after clearing enemy positions south of Malgir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2009
Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud 28 2e Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment< (2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment) Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada Died on July 5, 2009, at a hospital in Quebéc, Canada, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2009
Pfc. Justin A. Casillas 19 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Dunnigan, California One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked Combat Outpost Zerok with small arms and indirect fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009
Lance Cpl. David Dennis 29 Command Troop, D Squadron, The Light Dragoons Llanelli, Wales Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation to improve security north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009
Pfc. Aaron E. Fairbairn 20 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Aberdeen, Washington One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked Combat Outpost Zerok with small arms and indirect fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009
Pvt. Robert Laws 18 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade attack during an operation to improve security north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas Bulger 30 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle during a patrol in the Zhari district southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 3, 2009
Lance Cpl. Charles S. Sharp 20 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Adairsville, Georgia Killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Garmsir district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2009
Trooper Joshua Hammond 18 Egypt Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Plymouth, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated under their Viking armored vehicle traveling in a resupply convoy near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 1, 2009
Lt. Col. Rupert Thorneloe 39 Commanding officer, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Kirtlington, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated under their Viking armored vehicle traveling in a resupply convoy near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 1, 2009
Trooper Christopher Whiteside 20 Emsdorf Troop, The Light Dragoons Blackpool, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2009
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