BOAC,
Hopefully to clear this up. It was just that CMs post came across as if he was berating people for either having sympathy for the downed crew or having a 'there but for the grace of god' type moment.
He also seemed to be saying that somehow anyone who was anything other that steely-eyed about the whole thing might not be effective in combat. If this was what he meant, then it was totally unfair and frankly illogical. If It wasn't then maybe it's just a bit of a misunderstanding.