Fred Ward has passed on. He has always been one of my favorite character actors. He did a lot of great stuff that I know many of us have really enjoyed such as The Right Stuff and Remo Williams. One of my favorite Vietnam war themed movies is Uncommon Valor. I always liked the heart and spirit of that movie and the many characters and personalities that were in that story including the character Ward played. I don't think we will see too many more actors like himself who brought to his acting a colorful background and life typical of many actors of his era and certainly from before in previous generations.