Im putting 2 and 2 together and guessing that I know these guys from my time in the AAC. As such Im saddened by the loss. However please don't cheapen what these guys were doing. We all went, and continue to go, to these places voluntarily. We believed in the job that we did or do, believed in our mates.
Its incredibly sad to lose mates, it must be horrific to lose family, but I would hate to think that if I had been a casualty it would have been written off as a waste of a life. I would like to think that it had meant something. I certainly think that these guys ultimately died for something, and whatever that may be, I hate to think that people may think that it was all just a waste of time.
My thoughts are with the families and the squadrons.
Rest in peace.