As a side note, speaking about "respect"....
Gets kind of old, and disrespectful, that contractors killed in the "war effort" are simply referred to as "contractors." Reminds me of when a cargo plane crashes and the media reports "no fatalities" because the crew is never counted.
Contractors are and have always made up a large percentage of those supporting the war effort. Not everyone is a mercenary type, making a thousand dollars a day.