As of 2018, several of the main characters here had passed away at a relatively young age:
Jeanna Michaels (Laura) in 2018 at age 62,
John Shearin (Lt. Finn) in 2017 at age 72,
Charles Hallahan (Charlie) in 1997 at age 54, and
Robert Ridgely (Big Jack) in 1997 at age 65.