Ralph's face falls as he hears this, so many lives, so many Marines lost. He's been on a few nasty missions, but nothing with that low of a survival rate. Even the Cy-Bugs hadn't claimed that many Marines.

He's torn on how to respond, he doesn't want to upset Newt any more.

Finally, after a moment, he manages a smile and says, "Sounds like you were pretty brave back there, huh?"