Deaths In The Military
1980 ..... 2,392
1981 ..... 2,380
1982 ..... 2,318
1983 ..... 2,465
1984 ..... 1,999
1985 ..... 2,252
1986 ..... 1,984
1987 ..... 1,983
1988 ..... 1,819
1989 ..... 1,636
1990 ..... 1,508
1991 ..... 1,787
1992 ..... 1,293
1993 ..... 1,213
1994 ..... 1,075
1995 ..... 1,040
1996 ....... 974
1997 ....... 817
1998 ....... 826
1999 ....... 795
2000 ....... 774
2001 ....... 891
2002 ......1007
2003 ......1,410 [534*]
2004 ......1,887 [900*]
2005 ......1,942 [919*]
2006 ......1,858 [920*]
Figures so noted with an asterisk (*) indicates deaths as a result
of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
You may initially feel confused when you look at these figures --
especially when you see that in 1980, during the term of President
Jimmy Carter, there were 2,392 US military fatalities. What this
clearly indicates is that our media and our politicians pick and
choose and tend to present only those facts that support their
agenda driven reporting.
Another fact our media and politicians like to slant is that these brave
men and women losing their lives are minorities. Wrong again -
The latest census shows the following:
European descent (white) .... 69.12%
Hispanic ............................... 12.5%
African American ................. 12.3%
Asian .................................... 3.7%
Native American ................. 1.0%
Other .................................... 2.6%
The fatalities over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom are:
European descent (white) .... 74.31%
Hispanic .............................. 10.74%
African American .................. 9.67%
Asian ................................... 1.81%
Native American ................ 1.09%
Other ................................... 2.33%
These statistics are
published by DOD (Department of Defense) and may be viewed at
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf