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“I don’t think it bothers me, because anyone who has come into contact with military nurses quickly understands that … the doctor, patient and nurse relationships are always professional and we know our jobs,” she said. “Some stereotypes might be slightly true, but it’s obviously not real life. “As far as the show goes, it’s for entertainment,” said 1st Lt. The facilities that we use are more advanced now.”Īnd while the doctors and nurses of “M*A*S*H” were depicted as highly dedicated, they did seem to spend a lot of their time cavorting, canoodling, boozing and carousing, which is not quite the way it is these days, according to one Army nurse. Alecia Williams, head Intensive Care Unit nurse with the 121st Combat Support Hospital at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul.

Those who would staff the modern-day equivalent of the MASH units - if hostilities resumed on the peninsula - said that while they don’t really mind being thought of as the Hawkeyes, Trappers and Radars of their era, a lot has changed in the treatment of battlefield injuries since Korean War days. That book was the basis for the movie and series which, like it or not, largely shaped how a couple of generations have perceived war-zone medical treatment. Richard Hornberger based his 1968 book “MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors” on his Korean War experiences as a surgeon with the 8055th MASH. And across the road from the base is a small hill with a path leading up to a helicopter pad that was depicted in the openings of both the movie and TV series.

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