Joe Ga's words made "Hellhound" stop his work...
None of us here are kids, even the most uncouth and irascible "Gunpowder" understood the meaning behind boss Joe's words.
Regaining their identity was impossible, but boss Joe could, through secret negotiations, make the Pentagon indirectly admit their mistake, return their rightful retirement and pension funds, and even secure some compensation.
This would be equivalent to a "secret retirement"; their families won't be disturbed!
This wasn't the best outcome for them, but definitely for the American Government!
Publicly admitting the fault was too costly; even if "those people" were taken down and substituted by others, they wouldn't want to bear the consequences.
The tough guy clenched his fist and bowed his head in silence for several minutes, then silently picked up a stack of photos and said, "We're heading here...
Let's do something we're good at!"