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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Not offended nor trying to offend in return. I think the idea is that if the business you are in is risky then you live with the knowledge that you could die in the line of duty, so the living is itself inviting the potential for an unusual death.
Secondly, if someone can learn from the accident and can prevent it from happening again, then your death helped save others' lives and that can be considered a sacrifice, whether you willingly invited it or not.
I'm not saying that's the correct answer; just speculating.
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There is the jist of it and to elaborate. Often in such a business you are going out there knowing there are all sorts of design issues that in a perfect world would be worked out absolutely safe environments. But in the war business you go into harms way with the knowledge that your equipment has defects that will possibly kill you. But you go forward knowing/hoping that if it does your comrades will use that to prevent recurrence. Thus you can be eager to face great risk in performing your duties even when not in the face of the enemy.