That was outstanding work the part of all those folks who without hesitation stayed and did their job to save a soldier at the risk of their own lives.
I know that the Doctor said he didn't think it was heroic to do something like that one time in comparison the the soldiers that go out of the wire every day, but he is a hero as well as the rest of the team who saved that troop. I'd be happy to buy them drinks any time. to all of them and all of the troops in harms way.