That's nice, and as a military mom, I selfishly appreciate it.
Objectively, however, some Afghan woman's son is as important and valuable to her as mine is to me, and she's as valuable and important, in the grand scheme of things, as I am.
And admittedly, we are kind of on her turf.
An American soldier could get out, get home, and get safe, if he really, really wanted to.
He could shoot himself in the foot, if he had to, in order to get out.
Ultimately, he's there by choice.
An Afghan civilian, on the other hand, can't get out.
He can shoot himself in the foot, and he'll still be wandering around in a warzone with no foot.
He's not there by choice. He's there because there isn't any way for him to leave.