scuddrunner, you can be proud of them all you want, for doing "Reckless Endangerment".  I have encountered these kinds all over the World, mostly ignorant Americans at those 3rd World Nations with us having to do a Rescue Recapture Recovery ("Triple R") Mission, Search And Rescue (SAR) Mission. Very High Risk High Intensity  and Deadly Direct Action (DA) Missions, How about YOU doing these, and see if you are "I'm proud of them for doing what they want, so many people are scared of their own shadow to get off their butts.", after the deaths of Team Members you knew and trusted as brothers for over 15 years, as the cost of their stupidity of "Doing what they want".
"One day you are going to die, what have you accomplished?"  Participated in the Democrats Save the Democracy of South Vietnam War, as Field Artillery, and U.S. Army Special Forces Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol and U.S. Army Airborne Ranger.  Associates Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Masters Degrees, still working on PhD.