For some guys, death is far preferable than having to live with knowledge of the consequences of your inaction, neglience and failure to do your duty. These ain’t those guys
Yep, having to live with your well-known notoriety as a craven coward, all the while there you are trying to strut around as though you were some kind of dashing hero.
The constant guffawing behind your back or loud spitting of people ostensibly trying to get the bad taste out of their mouth as you walk by, would drive most people to wish they were dead!
It's hard to think of something more dishonorable than what these guys failed to do that day.