Since the war began in March, 26 U.S. heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country were black, and about 25 of the nation’s honored war dead had a Hispanic or partly Hispanic heritage.
As of July 10, hostile fire and accidents have killed 213 U.S. troops in Iraq. This means:
Blacks accounted for 12.2 percent of deaths, less than their 13 percent share of the U.S. population.
Hispanics, classified by the Census Bureau as an ethnic group that includes the various races, accounted for 11.7 percent of deaths, less than their 13.3 percent share of the population.
In today’s military, blacks make up about 23 percent of all troops but only 10.6 percent of the Army’s enlisted combat infantrymen.
Fewer than 8 percent of all military personnel are Hispanic, according to the Defense Department. However, military experts qualify that this is a difficult statistic to prove because ethnicity is self-defined.
| NewsMax says black, Hispanic casualties in Iraq aren't proportionate.
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