I would never compare/equate this to US military personnel on official missions
I’m not really equating the military to a mountaneer. I’m comparing sending risking people’s lives to recover a dead body, be it military or civilian.
As far as I’m concerned, the “sunk cost” fallacy applies to lives as well as dollars. The Full Metal Jacket scene is especially poignant to me because It was clear that anyone else going out to help the guy was just going to get gunned down too. So why on earth would you do it? You have to find another way - which they eventually did, thank you Jane.😎