Well, the expectation seems to be there because an offer was allegedly made. I don't think we'll ever know if it was actually made, though.
It just doesn't appear to me that this guy is expecting help *because* he helped, but because he feels there was an exchange of promises made. He did keep the guy safe and help him get rescued, that at least we know.
By the way, the story says the offer was made at the end of the SEAL's ordeal, when the helicopters picked him up. I'd guess they had a translator with them. But it's really hard to get the details from one short article. Maybe the translator goofed up (if they had one). Maybe the article has some pertinent details wrong or omitted or substituted.
If the SEAL did actually promise the villager money, I'd have to imagine it'd have to come out of the SEAL's own pocket...The article said specifically that it was the SEAL who promised the money, and the officers who promised relocation.
I dunno. There are just too many questions raised to be adequately answered with one short second-hand account.
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