Saturday, December 30, 2006

The Military Class

The average income for states served by Republican legislators at the federal level is below that of Democratic legislators.

States with the highest per capita income trend Democrat; the states with the lowest per capita income trend Republican. The top ten “blue states,” for example, had an average per capita personal income of $36,327, which is 20 percent higher than the top ten “red states,” which had an average of $30,275.

The Highest Poverty Rates in the Nation are primarily Republican (click on)

The highest enlistment to the military is primarily Southern Republican states, this using the words and statistics of those that promote war...

Who Are the Recruits? The Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Enlistment, 2003–2005 (click on)

...Recruits have a higher percent­age of high school graduates and representation from Southern and rural areas. No evidence indicates exploitation of racial minorities (either by race or by race-weighted ZIP code areas). Finally, the distri­bution of household income of recruits is noticeably higher than that of the entire youth population.

Demographic evidence discredits the argument that a draft is necessary to enforce representation from racial and socioeconomic groups. Addition­ally, three of the four branches of the armed forces met their recruiting goals in fiscal year 2005, and Army reenlistments are the highest in the past five years. A draft is not necessary to increase the size of the active-duty forces. Our analysis using Pentagon data on wartime volunteers effectively shatters the case for reinstating the draft.


October 20

1966 EDWARDS HARRY S. JR. DECATUR GA REMAINS RETUNED 09/96
1966 PURRINGTON FREDERICK R. NORTH DARTMOUTH MA 02/18/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1966 WAGENER DAVID R. ANN ARBOR MI REMAINS IDENTIFIED 04 SEPT 97
1967 WOMACK LONNIE H. 10/24/67 NOT HEARD OF SINCE
1968 BRIDGES JERRY G. COLUMBIA TN
1968 DEITSCH CHARLES E. MT DORA FL
1968 KNIGHT HENRY C. LA HABRA CA
1968 MELDAHL CHARLES H. MONROE WA
1968 STANTON RONALD V. MASSILLON OH
1969 STUBBS WILLIAM W. NEWPORT WA


October 21

1966 EARLL DAVID J. DALLAS TX NO PARA OBS NO BEEP
1967 HEMMEL CLARENCE J. JEFFERSON CITY MO
1968 FINLEY DICKIE W. SWEET SPRINGS MO
1968 KNABB KENNETH K. WHEATON IL
1969 COOK GLENN R. CHARLOTTE NC
1969 ESPENSHIELD JOHN L. DELAWARE OH REMAINS RETURNED 05/89
1973 BRADLEY ED 11/73 O/A RETURNED FROM VISIT


October 22

1964 TOWERY HERMAN FT BRAGG NC 10/23/64 REMAINS RECOVERED ID 10/27/64
1965 CHERRY FRED V. SUFFOLK VA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1965 MANN ROBERT LEE LAFAYETTE IN FIREBALL NO RADIO CONTACT
1965 MC EWEN JAMES ARTHUR WASHINGTON PA FIREBALL NO RADIO CONTACT
1965 WEGER JOHN JR. SAN FERNANDO CA FIREBALL NO RADIO CONTACT
1966 HARRIS HAROLD L. DURHAM NC
1966 KLENERT WILLIAM BLUE BELLMORE NY 03/18/77 SRV RETURNED REMAINS TO PCOM
1966 KOLSTAD THOMAS CARL PARKVILLE MN 03/18/77 SRV RETURNED REMAINS TO PCOM
1966 MC BRIDE EARL PAUL VOLANT PA
1967 DOOLEY JAMES E. MANCHESTER CENTER VT
1971 GARRETT MAURICE E. JR. MERCER PA


October 23

None listed


October 24

1964 WOODS LAWRENCE CLARKSVILLE TN AC SHOOT/DOWN 7 REMAINS RECOVERED N/SUB
1967 CLARK RICHARD C. TACOMA WA GOOD CHUTE
1967 FRISHMANN ROBERT F. SAN FRANCISCO CA 08/05/69 RELEASED
1967 GILLESPIE CHARLES R. MERIDIAN MS 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV DECEASED
1967 LEWIS EARL G. CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 TYLER GEORGE E. ROYAL OAK MI
1970 HEIDEMAN THOMAS E. CHICAGO IL
1972 BIXEL MICHAEL SARGENT FORT WALTON BEACH FL


October 25

1966 GREEN ROBERT B. LAMPASAS TX
1966 LEVAN ALVIN L. CATAWISSA PA
1967 HORINEK RAMON A. ATWOOD KS 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 KROMMENHOEK JEFFREY M. SIOUX CITY IA
1967 SMITH RICHARD EUGENE MARKS MS 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV " ""GENE"" ALIVE AND WELL 98"
1968 THOMPSON BENJAMIN A. SARALAND AL "LOST IN RIVER, PROB DROWNED"
1983 ARMS HERMAN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 BATTISTE JERALD T. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND O3/84
1983 BRACEY SEBE M. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 CATES PATRICK B. GLOMAR JAVA SEA 1983 CHONG JACOB KIM JOO GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 CLIFTON DAVID P. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 CUSICK JAMES F. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 CHEN WEI GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 CHEN XIONG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 CHENG SHO GUO GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 DIXON THOMAS J. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 FLANAGAN JERALD J. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 FURNESS NIGEL GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 FENG SHAO JIEN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 GANZINOTTI EDWARD LEONARD GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 GILMORE LA JUAN A. GLOMAR JAVA SEA NAME ALBERT G. REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 GITTINGS HENRY M. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 GITTINGS JAMES K. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 GREEN TERANCE C. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 GUAN JUN TIAN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 HIGGINS DAVID JR. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 HIGGINS TYRONNE GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 HUANG HONG XI GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 HUANG RUI WEN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 HUANG YONG LIANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 JARVIS TIMOTHY GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 JENNINGS JOHN W. JR. GLOMAR JAVA SEA - REMAINS FOUND ON BOAT DECK SR19 MARCH 1984
1983 KOFAHL THOMAS J. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 KONG FAN XIANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LAWRENCE JOHN W. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LEE TONG LONG TOMMY GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LIM EDGAR S. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND BOAT DECK SR20 03/84
1983 LOOKE GARY GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LAI GUO ZHEN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LI CHONG CHANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LI XUAN QIU GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LIANG ZHAN JUN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LIN JIE FENG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 LIU BING GUANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 MC CURRY ROBERT M. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 MANFRIDA JERRY L. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND BOAT DECK PASSAGEWAY 03/84
1983 MILLER RAYMOND D. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 MYERS KENNETH W. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 MYERS LARRY K. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 MO XUE YI GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 MO TIAN XUE GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 OULETT DONALD J. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 PIERCE JOHN D. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 POPIEL PETER GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ROBINSON WALTER T. PRESCOTT AZ GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 REED CLARENCE GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 REYNOLDS JEWELL J. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 REYNOLDS E.J. RUSSELL GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 ROGERS KENNETH B. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 SALZWEDEL LAWRENCE M. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 SCHUG WILLIAM R. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 SHOFF RICHARD E. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 SLEEMAN CHRISTOPHER J. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 SPENCER DELMAR A. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 SULLIVAN GEORGE G. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 SWANSON GUSTAF F. GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 SWANSON KEVIN C. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 SUN CHONG JIAN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 THOMAS MICHAEL W. GLOMAR JAVA SEA REMAINS FOUND 03/84
1983 TANG GUO DONG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 WANG JIANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 WANG YU FANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 WANG DONG CAI GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 WU GUO RONG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 XIA JING SHENG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 XING XING GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 XU HUI GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 XU MING RUI GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 YUAN HUI GUANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ZHANG XING ZHEN GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ZHANG YI HUA GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ZHEN JI CHANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ZHOU SHU RONG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ZHOU YAO WU GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ZHOU JIE FANG GLOMAR JAVA SEA
1983 ZHU DA HUIA GLOMAR JAVA SEA


October 26

1966 MORRISON GLENN RAYMOND JR MASON CITY IA CACCF/CRASH/PILOT/TAY NINH REFNO 0506 VEH # 3167
1967 DANIELS VERLYNE W. REAMSVILLE KS 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 MC CAIN JOHN S. NORFOLK VA 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98/US SENATOR
1967 RICE CHARLES D. SETAUKET NY 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1969 BYNUM NEIL S. VIAN OK
1969 WARREN GARY D. DES MOINES IA
1971 EVELAND MICKEY E. LOS ANGELES CA "CRASH, 4 REMAINS FOUND, NOT SUBJS"
1971 FINGER SANFORD I. NEW YORK NY "CRASH, 4 REMAINS FOUND, NOT SUBJS"
1971 GREEN THOMAS F. RAMONA CA "CRASH, 4 REMAINS FOUND, NOT SUBJS"
1971 LAUTZENHEISER MICHAEL MUNCIE IN "CRASH, 4 REMAINS FOUND, NOT SUBJS"
1971 NICKOL ROBERT A. BETHLEHEM PA "CRASH, 4 REMAINS FOUND, NOT SUBJS"
1971 TRUDEAU ALBERT R. MILWAUKEE WI "CRASH, 4 REMAINS FOUND, NOT SUBJS"


October 27

1965 MOORE DENNIS A. LITTLETON CO 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1966 JOHNSON DALE A. ELIZABETHTON TN
1967 BLACK JON D. JOHNSON CITY TN 02/16/68 RELEASED BORN 1938
1967 CONNER LORENZA CARTERSVILLE GA 1967 FLYNN JOHN P. CLEVELAND OH 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV " DECEASED MARCH 5, 1997"
1967 STIRM ROBERT L. SAN FRANCISCO CA 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV " ""BOB"" ALIVE AND WELL 98"
1967 TEMPERLY RUSSELL E. BOSTON MA 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 EDMUNDS ROBERT CLIFTON JR RICHMOND VA REMAINS RETURNED 06/88
1969 HERRICK JAMES W. PANDORA IA
1972 ANDERSON EVELYN QUINCY MI NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST REM RET 11/72
1972 KOSIN BEATRICE FORT WASHAKIE WY NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. REPORTED DIC
1972 MATTIX SAMUEL A. CENTRALIA WA 03/28/73 RELEASED BY PL
1972 OPPEL LLOYD D. CANADA 03/28/73 RELEASED BY PL ALIVE 99


October 28

1967 KIRK THOMAS H. PORTSMOUNTH VA 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 CONNOR CHARLES R. SALT LAKE CITY UT
1968 RICKER WILLIAM E. PORTLAND OR
1968 STONEBRAKER KENNETH A. HOBART IN
1968 STROVEN WILLIAM H. FREMONT MI
1972 HALL JAMES W. LOS ANGELES CA PROB HEADED FOR HANOI REMAINS RETURNED 03/15/2000


October 29

1963 PITZER DANIEL L. FAIRVIEW WV 11/11/67 RELEASED IN CAMBODIA DECEASED
1963 ROWE JAMES N. MC ALLEN TX 12/31/68 ESCAPED KILLED IN PHILLIPINE INSIDENT 04/21/89
1963 VERSACE HUMBERTO R. NORFOLK VA 09/22/65 POSS EXECUTED PRG DIC LIST
1968 BEZOLD STEVEN MC KITTRICK MO
1968 HARRISON DONALD L. CHAMBLEE GA NO SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION
1968 HUNTER JAMES D. PORTLAND TN 1971 OAKLEY LINUS LABIN CARTHAGE AR
1972 SULLIVAN JAMES E. HULL MA "DEAD, HANOI RADIO REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85"


October 30

1965 PAGE JASPER N. HATTIESBURG MS 11/04/65 ESCAPED 1ST OUT OF SVN/ALIVE AND WELL 98 1973 SAKAMOTO HIDEAKO JAPAN RELEASED 01/30/74


October 31

1965 ADAMS SAMUEL GOLDENROD FL 12/65 PRG DIC LIST 1965 DUSING CHARLES G. CHARLESTON SC 12/65 DIC-ON PRG DIC LIST
1965 MOORE THOMAS BATON ROUGE LA 12/65 DIC-ON PRG DIC LIST
1965 POWERS TRENT R. MINNEAPOLIS MN EJECTED SAFELY / REMAINS RETURNED 09/25/87
1967 FANNING HUGH M. FORT WORTH TX REMAINS RECOVERED 07/17/84 ID RECINDED
1967 KOTT STEPHEN J. GREENVILLE SC REMAINS RECOVERED 07/17/84 - FAM DOES NOT ACCEPT
1968 SWANSON ROGER W. ST PAUL MN 1969 GAUTHIER DENNIS L. ROCHESTER MI