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"I thought the over representation largely went away with the all volunteer forces."

My understanding was that blacks were slightly over-represented in the Army during Vietnam era, but slightly under-represented in the combat arms.

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My understanding was that blacks were slightly over-represented in the Army during Vietnam era, but slightly under-represented in the combat arms.

In my experience in the 1990's as a grunt, this was definitely true, by a wide margin. And it is a well-known fact that Special Forces have few black men.