One thing we know about life, no one gets out alive. If you are going down, might as well be doing something good as you go. Taking an honor guard to hell seems a good idea to me.
And every now and again, the good guys win. :)Even if they are Air Force, Army National Guard, a college student, a businessman, and the poor bastard who happened to be outside the restroom door when the bad guy popped out. From the reports, he also tried to stop the gunman, and did distract him long enough for the others to get close enough to take him down.
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I agree with your take on it.