Chet Ward

Chet Ward was a marine in service to the Terran Dominion. A cocky veteran, he was a hard drinker and distrusted ghosts.

Biography
Over his career, Ward took part in many skirmishes against other terran forces, giving him an inflated sense of his abilities&mdash;at least inflated in the sense that during much of his career, he'd never fought against the zerg. A black spot existed in his record however&mdash;there was a rumor that he'd choked a woman to death in Hudderstown in a drunken rage and then fled the scene. A teenaged farmer's son had been convicted for the murder and executed. At the least, there was some truth to Ward's involvement.

In 2503  Ward was stationed on the battlecruiser Palatine, the ship having been dispatched to Altara to look for a missing ghost and the wrangler originally sent to locate her. Another ghost was also present on the ship and Ward gave her a wide berth, fearful of what her telepathy might reveal about his actions at Hudderstown. The arrival of the zerg at the planet was another reason to instill fear...

...or not, as Ward confidently led ground forces against the Swarm. The ghost tried to offer advice, but he ignored it for the most part and instead moved to engage the zerg head-on, believing he had the element of surprise.