The brothers of La Unidad Latina,
Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternity, are helping educate students about
the statistics of black and Latino deaths in the war in Iraq and the
tactics the armed forces use to recruit immigrants and minorities. In a
workshop entitled "The Brown Man's Burden" held Wednesday evening in
Eggers Hall, four LUL brothers and a black World War II veteran spoke
about the high rate at which black and Latino soldiers are dying in the
war in Iraq. The speakers attributed these statistics to the "empty
promises" the armed forces give when recruiting these minorities. "The
aim of the recruiting station is clear. We cannot run our armed forces
as a business," said junior biology major Noman Khan, who was one of
the speakers during the workshop. According to data the brothers
compiled from public documents released by the Department of Defense,
Latinos make up 9.4 percent of enlisted men and women in the U.S. armed
forces. More than 17 percent of these men and women serve in the Army,
while more than 19 percent are in the Marines. The speakers said Latino
soldiers are being killed at staggering rates. [more]
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