How would you be laying your life down to benefit the nation financially - are you currently a massive drain on resources?
It seems like a bit of a stretch to suggest you were laying your life down in the first place in that situation. The thread title seems to imply something related to the military, not some random brief confrontation in the street.
Armed military combat is the military potentially dying to save us from takeover by another nation
Unarmed civilian combat is potentially dying on the street to save your countrymen and nation from a criminal takeover by armed drug barons etc. through a random/planned encounter
I have more respect for the latter, as it is not funded and not trained for. It is a true test of mettle.
If you stop a crazed bomber from blowing up the stock exchange but die in the process, you have done this for your own countrymen, not because you wanted a discount on your Apple shares, but the financial impact of your actions will benefit the nation.
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