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