3BB you forgot to add that they were lightly armed in poorly defended inflatable boats with no top cover and no mother ship in sight. They would all have been slaughtered for Queen and Country and a Govt that refuses to resource its armed forces but likes to go to war. You are bang on, their families are happy tonight if not a little shocked by the treatment their loved ones have received. Meanwhile some incredibly young people have had their lives tragically cut short in this senseless war in Iraq, including a 19 year old nurse who was only there to help others. Without a shadow of a doubt these 15 sailors and marines made the right decision, as for the politicians who sent them there, they can swing.