Most war casualties white, report says

Los Angeles Times via Seattle Times ^ | September 25, 2005 | Tony Perry

[tellw]

The majority of soldiers and Marines killed or wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were young, white, enlisted personnel from active-duty units, according to a study released Friday by the federal Government Accountability Office.

The demographic study involved 1,841 service personnel who were killed and 12,658 who were wounded, as of May 28.

[Little Ray]

That sounds about right. Read somewhere that minorities join to learn a trade and get money for college. Crazy white boys join to fight...
I went combat arms, too.

[xzins]

Yep! Just look at how much better the black service people did compared to thier other counterparts.

I don't think there's any way to determine from the numbers which group served better. My experience as an Army Chaplain says that all our soldiers (less a miniscule fraction of malcontents) perform at the highest levels of excellence.

[CBart95]

Ah perception!
Hispanic warriors and white warriors, supported valiantly from the rear by black (what?) fearless warehouse guys?

[blaquebyrd]

Agree

[CBart95]

OK OK!
"Fearless" might imply that some might be"fearful"...at some point in their otherwise excellent service.
How about "difficult to describe"?

[shhrubbery!]

It was true in Vietnam too that there was a greater proportion of whites killed in combat.

In today's volunteer military, it's still a fact that black enlistees are more likely to choose support positions (truck drivers, warehouse workers, food service workers, etc), while white enlistees are more likely to gravitate toward combat roles.

Charley Wrangel, Jesse Jackson et al know this; they simply lie because they know they'll get away with it.

[tellw]

The statistical report was requested by Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.

Skelton's congressional district went 65% for Bush in 2004. It's anticipated his seat will go Republican when Skelton retires (he is 73 years old now, in his 15th term).

[SE Mom]

Perception is all.

My son't combat battalion is over 90% white- and- let me add...MANY are college grads. Another day, another sterotype down the drain.

[freema]

Thanks for the ping. Any news on a response from Rangle? : )

[Victoria Delsoul]

In other words, Charlie Rangel's conspiracy theory has been proven to be full of hot water.

Charlie's, Jesse's, the NAACP, the Rainbow Coalition, and every other race baiter in the country.