"civilians of sorts"? So those who worked in Windows of the World actually belonged to that para-military unit known as "bus boys".
"civilians of sorts"? - Ha! You mean those civilians who live and work in the big capitalist city to earn a good living for their families? As opposed to those who suckle on the State's teat while hiding behind a one-sided interpretation of the First Amendment. Oh, those civilians.
(my wife is a teacher, so please excuse this next swipe - it obviously doesn't apply universally:)
"Those who cannot do, teach."
I think we've found someone that this applies to.