In Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf War, 80% or more of all fatalities were white. Why is that?

2015-10-31T07:28:55-04:00

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf

Page 10.

It's a fact more whites died than members of any other ethnic group. I can think of a number of possible explanations, the foremost being that perhaps 80% of the armed forces in those eras were white. That's not how I remember it though. I remember being a part of a multicultural group of people, all eager to serve our country. I did not once feel like I was in a majority by being white of skin. (*Although I consider myself of American Indian heritage, the majority of my ancestors were white so I check that box on such questions.)

Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 31 at 2015 9:08 AM

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In my opinion it is quite simply because white is the majority ethnic group.

Can I ask you what prompted this question?

Response by SCPO Larry Poffenbarger made Mar 8 at 2016 12:31 PM

2016-03-08T12:31:36-05:00

Dumbass question of the year. Did you ever study the racial make-up of the US, Captain. Look around your unit and see what the ratio is. Yes, we may have more minorities serving than before but I can look back on my years of service and remember what it was then. And I'm going back about 40 years.

Response by SSG Gerard Gailes made Aug 11 at 2022 6:23 PM

2022-08-11T18:23:12-04:00

I think, it's a simple fact that a lot of African Americans serve their first enlistment and get out, or the fact for the most part they don't take chances.

Response by CPL Larry Frias Jr made Aug 16 at 2022 6:26 PM

2022-08-16T18:26:26-04:00

Just maybe the military discriminated …but interesting note …thank you for sharing that and a snappy salute

Response by CPL Larry Frias Jr made Aug 16 at 2022 7:36 PM

2022-08-16T19:36:26-04:00

80 per cent huh ????

Response by SGM James Pepple made Mar 1 at 2024 10:49 AM

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I consider myself American human male color:red white and blue