Military
How Many U.S. Secretaries of Defense Have Served in the Military?
Nearly three in 10 defense secretaries never served in the nation’s Armed Forces
Read MoreMinnesota’s GOP U.S. House Delegation Acknowledges Military and Veterans at 17:1 Ratio over DFLers
Minnesota’s Republican U.S. Representatives have acknowledged holidays and days of observance recognizing the military at a 17 to 1 ratio in press releases and social media compared to DFLers over the last 12 months
Read MoreCravaack Bolsters Military Record of Minnesota’s U.S. House Delegation
With Chip Cravaack’s election to Congress, half of Minnesota’s 2011 U.S. House delegation has a military background, compared to 36 percent of the 134 U.S. Representatives elected since statehood
Read MoreIs Military Experience No Longer Valued in Minnesota Gubernatorial Elections?
Prior to Tim Pawlenty, 10 of the previous 14 Minnesota governors had military service; Minnesotans elected veterans in 16 of 19 gubernatorial elections from 1944-1998
Read MoreVeterans in U.S. House Voted 55-37 Against Repeal of Ban on Gays in Military
1 out of 5 Democratic veterans voted against the repeal, including 2 out of 5 Blue Dog veterans; 19 out of 20 GOP veterans opposed amendment
Read MoreU.S. Military Service in the U.S. House of Representatives
GOP caucus has 60 percent higher rate of service than Democratic caucus; 17 state delegations have no members with military background
Read MoreProjected Rate of U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan Down 24 Percent in 2010
Despite record setting pace for U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan in 2010, the rate of fatalities per troops on the ground is on pace for a 6-year low and a 24 percent decrease from 2009
Read MoreInside the War in Afghanistan
Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin rank among the Bottom 10 states in per capita fatalities; non-hostile deaths account for more than 25 percent of U.S. death toll
Read MoreHow Common Is Military Service in the Biographies of Minnesota’s U.S. Representatives?
More than twice as many Republican U.S. House members from Minnesota have had military service than DFLers since merger in 1944
Read MoreMidwest Has Highest Per Capita Rate of Iraq War Fatalities and Casualties
Minnesota has 5th highest number of fatalities in the nation in 2009
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