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  • Whites Account for Most of Military's Fatalities

    09/27/2005 9:00:54 AM PDT · by Albion Wilde · 35 replies · 962+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | September 24, 2005 | Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
    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....[that] involved 1,841 service personnel who were killed and 12,658 who were wounded, as of May 28....Whites, who constitute 67% of the active-duty and reserve forces, accounted for 71% of the fatalities. African Americans are 17% of the overall force and were 9% of the fatalities. Hispanics are 9% of the force and were 10% of the fatalities....