[ Something shutters slightly in John's expression, something clamping down on how he really feels about this and forcing his expression neutral. ]

Couldn't say for sure, given how I didn't survive to the end of it all. Saw a good few people go down but a lot of them got swallowed by the -- rot, sludge stuff it produced. Hard to grab everyone out, though I managed with a few. That's why soldiers wear tags.

[ So even if their bodies are horribly decayed by toxic sludge, you have a chance of knowing who they were. Harsh reality, but true. ]