Combat helo pilots dealt with this daily.
For a moment, imagine the Viet Nam era helo pilots’ lot. Most every one of them has been shot at, some on a daily basis. All have had less than soft landings outside the fence with gun drawn. They saw death daily and were also the ones performing it on others. It was simply expected the pilot next to him may get the round in the head that day or they may hear of others in their unit who did on a weekly basis. And this is routine and expected. From the pan into the fire they say.
I’m curious how any in our membership who were combat military pilots handled such situations on such a frequent basis knowing full well they HAD to get back on that horse every day and face such demons since so many were counting on them for their very existence.