Enduring Freedom Casualties

Afghanistan

There have been 1,009 coalition deaths -- 624 Americans, seven Australians, 128 Britons, 97 Canadians, three Czech, 16 Danes, 17 Dutch, three Estonians, one Finn, 23 French, 25 Germans, two Hungarians, 12 Italians, one Latvian, one Lithuanian, three Norwegians, eight Poles, two Portuguese, eight Romanians, one South Korean, 25 Spaniards, two Swedes -- in the war on terror as of December 4, 2008, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 2,600 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View the list of casualties in the war in Iraq and examine U.S. war casualties dating back to the Revolutionary War.

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NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
Pvt. Peter Joe Cowton	25	Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment	Basingstoke, England	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2008
Sgt. Jonathan W. Mathews	35	The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland	Edinburgh, Scotland	Killed when Taliban fighters ambushed his foot patrol near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2008
Spc. Seteria L. Brown	22	62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade	Orlando, Florida	Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Sharana, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008
Pvt. Jesper G. Pedersen	28	Jydske Dragonregiment (Jutland Dragoon Regiment)	Denmark	Killed when his tank struck a roadside bomb in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008
Lance Cpl. Kenneth Michael Rowe	24	Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment	Newcastle, England	Killed when his patrol came under small arms fire in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2008
Cpl. Jason Stuart Barnes	25	Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment	Exeter, England	Killed when the Vector ambulance vehicle he was driving hit a suspected roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2008
Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson	22	2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Clearlake, California	Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008
1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst	25	2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Onalaska, Wisconsin	Died of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in the Qalandar District of the Khost Province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2008
Cpl. James Hayward Arnal	25	2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry	Winnipeg, Canada	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2008
1st Lt. Jason D. Mann	29	1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit	Woodlynne, New Jersey	Died from a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2008
Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads	23	173rd Brigade Support Battalion	Las Vegas, Nevada	Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2008
Pfc. Sergio S. Abad	21	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Morganfield, Kentucky	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers	24	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Snellville, Georgia	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Jason M. Bogar	25	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Seattle, Washington	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom	24	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Hawaii	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Sgt. Israel Garcia	24	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Long Beach, California	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Jason D. Hovater	24	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Clinton, Tennessee	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips	27	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Jasper, Georgia	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey	22	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Haw River, North Carolina	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young	39	1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Jonesboro, Georgia	Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling	20	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Florissant, Missouri	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Capt. Krisztian Nemes	32	Assigned to Pol-e-Khomri Provincial Reconstruction Team	Hungary	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and an Afghan police officer were exploring an area on a road to Kunduz where a roadside bomb had been reported in Baglan province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2008
Sgt. Brian S. Leon Guerrero	34	1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard	Hagatna, Guam	One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008
Sgt. Samson A. Mora	28	1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard	Dededo, Guam	One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008
Signaller Sean McCarthy	25	Special Air Service Regiment, Australian Army Pacific	Pines, Australia	Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2008
Sgt. Douglas J. Bull	29	Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division	Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania	Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2008
Pvt. Colin William Wilmot	24	1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group	Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008
Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey	N/A	Military policeman assigned to 17 Wing Detachment	Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada	Found dead in a sleeping area at a Canadian base in the Persian Gulf region used as a staging area for Canadian airlifts to Afghanistan on July 4, 2008
1st Lt. Daniel Farkas	42	27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team	Brooklyn, New York	Died of injuries suffered from a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 4, 2008
Spc. Estell L. Turner	43	1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Died July 2, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Malikheyl, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2008