Please don't forget about the thousands of civilian contractors who have lost their lives as well. Most of them were just trying to earn a decent wage and provide for their families...Peace
Hey, those guys had a choice. You don't go to a war zone where you're hated unless you're kinda nutzo, a lot of those guys were mercenaries that opted out of the military for the greater pay for doing the same thing. Greed got those comrads. They are making in excess of 100K a year, so you can't feel too sorry for them, they had a choice!