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I read years ago that the writers of the M*A*S*H TV show begin around middle of the series (maybe 4th or 5th season) used real world stats from MASH units in the Korean War when Hawkeye goes on his rants. I don't know how true that is.

It'd be interesting to hear what freedom living South Koreans today think of Alan Alda's political statements about the Korean War being a waste of lives and time.

5 posted on 01/31/2023 4:23:51 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right
It'd be interesting to hear what freedom living South Koreans today think of Alan Alda's political statements about the Korean War being a waste of lives and time.

I was there from 1989 to 1991. The older generation really appreciated why we were there. Many of the younger generation understood it, too. If you could speak even a small amount of Korean correctly, you would be almost family to many. I should have tried harder to speak it better while I was there.

43 posted on 01/31/2023 6:38:17 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: Tell It Right
I read years ago that the writers of the M*A*S*H TV show begin around middle of the series (maybe 4th or 5th season) used real world stats from MASH units in the Korean War when Hawkeye goes on his rants. I don't know how true that is. It'd be interesting to hear what freedom living South Koreans today think of Alan Alda's political statements about the Korean War being a waste of lives and time.

We persevered in South Korea and did not in Vietnam. Which country wound up the better for it?
57 posted on 01/31/2023 11:07:33 AM PST by klgator
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