Whadda ya want? A pat on the back or a gold star? In real life many of us have been unabashedly pro-life since the get go, despite the crap we've taken for it.
Better to lash out at the enemy than the ally. If the writer wants a star, well, I'll give him a star.
We still praise heroic soldiers, though plenty have
been heroic before. Doing what's right never loses
its honor.