(with some encouragement from the other Unit women) met up at a local motel in a nearby town. While there, Hector discovered Tiffy and Colonel Ryan having an affair. During the Season 3 episode "Five Brothers," Hector was killed when he was hit in the neck with a bullet fired by a sniper as the team made its escape from Hezbollah during the rescue mission in Beirut; the sniper's bullet ricocheted from a bone in Hector's neck into his chest whilst caring for injured teammate Charles Grey. The irony of this is that during the episode, and also during the episode's promotional spots, Hector's roommate, Charles, was speculated as being killed, but survives the ordeal due to Williams' medical efforts. In "Play 16", the cover for his death was that he was transporting documents across an airfield in Turkey when unexploded ordnance blew up, rolling his jeep and killing him instantly. This scenario is called "Play 16." His tombstone gives his dates of birth and death as February 12, 1981 - November 6, 2007. Williams' death caused controversy with fans. None of the cast, including actor Demore Barnes who portrayed Hector Williams, were aware that his character would be killed off until they received the script for the episode. The character was a fan favorite, and the writers and producers chose to kill off Williams to retain an air of believability in the storylines that some times, the good guys and heroes do get killed in combat. There was also a significant number of fans who at first believed that Williams was killed off in secret on the orders of Colonel Tom Ryan by an unknown assassin, due to Williams accidentally catching Ryan dead to rights in an affair with Tiffy Gerhardt (Mack's wife) at a hotel they coincidentally all wound up staying at off post. It was theorized that Williams was killed off by Ryan to keep the affair secret, though the idea of Ryan killing off Williams was disproven in the series plot later. Awards and decorations The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Sergeant First Class Williams. {| style="width=100%;" |- |valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |Personal decorations |- | |Silver Star |- | |Bronze Star Medal |- | |Purple Heart |- | |Army Commendation Medal |- | |Army Achievement Medal |- | |Army Good Conduct Medal with two loops