Reply #2: They aren't risking their lives. They're sacrificing their lives.

[Lyric]

They know it and we know it. It's incredibly brave, and possibly the most noble thing that most modern people will ever see. The media shouldn't use a lesser word than "sacrifice" to describe what these people are doing. They deserve better than that.

Edit: One more thing.

I don't think that they're unafraid to die. I think they're scared to death, and they're doing it ANYWAY because it needs to be done. There is no higher act of courage or greater expression of human love than that.