This young man's steel is being forged by fire. After he said "I am defending my country" - he motioned to soldiers around him and said something to the effect "if not us, then who?" BRAVO young man!
Ah screw Shep already, someone please. He's trying to be all sensitive because he's looking for a date. Will someone please tell Shep these soldiers are not playthings, they have real jobs to do.