Actually, token white male disabled veteran, truth be known.
I found out my employers got a $5K tax credit for hiring me, but they also stated I was indeed the most qualified for the job, regardless of the tax break.
I've seen the whole "diversity" thing get mileage, when I did the deputy sheriff thing a few years ago, and even when applying for another bio/pharmaceutical company. I don't believe for a second it's the sole reason for hiring an individual, but gets weighed in the decision-making process along with experience, education, and veterans' preference points, etc. Hell, the credit check they're now doing in the whole application/interview process makes me more leery than anything else.
YMMV, of course.