US Military deaths on active service 1980-2006

[The Aviator]

Subject: You won't see this in your local paper or TV station. They will have everyone believe that there is a huge escalation since Iraq in order to discredit the President.




Military Death Numbers compiled by a friend from DOD reports.
Below is some very interesting data reference deaths in the military. I guarantee you will not read this in your local newspaper nor will you see it on the daily news broadcast. I hope this will help you to enlighten folks around you to the brave and courageous young people serving in our military.
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 .......... 890
2002 .......... 1,007
2003 .......... 1,410 [534*]
2004 .......... 1,887 [900*]
2005 .......... [919*]
2006 .......... [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%
Source:
These statistics are published by DOD and may be viewed at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf

Rest easy soldiers.

[4th wilts]

how many were senators,congresmen or members of the executive branches children.yours very sincerely,lee