David J. Rusin
2008-05-28 21:53:39
Javelin:
Here is the race/ethnicity distribution of American military deaths during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
According to a Congressional Research Service report (see page 3), the combat fatality numbers as of March 1, 2008, are: White (74.8%), Hispanic/Latino (10.7%), Black (9.5%), Asian (1.9%), Mixed or unknown (1.1%), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (1.1%), American Indian or Alaska Native (1.0%).
Data compiled in a Brookings Institution report (see page 19) yield a nearly identical distribution.
These percentages are quite close to those of the United States as a whole, as you can easily check.
End of story.
