Disclaimer: I do not own any part of MASH even though I think it is fantastic.
There in Times of Need
Introduction – Chapter 1
The three surgeons were asleep in their tent. Martini glasses were balanced all over the place, remnants of the morning after the night before. The previous night had seen countless wounded arriving from all directions. It had been a heavy night and the surgeons had lost one or two men. They were all saddened at this and took it to heart. However, one surgeon, namely Capt. B. F. Pierce, took it to heart more than the others. This seemed to be the case more than the others. This seemed to be the case more and more for the surgeon affectionately known as Hawkeye. Whenever he lost a patient he would follow a similar pattern. Firstly, the O.R. would fall silent for the remainder of the session. Only the clanging of the surgical instruments and the communication between doctor and nurse could be heard. No jokes. Nothing. Following this, Hawkeye would drown his sorrows in the officers club. His tent mate, Capt. BJ Hunnicut, would then drag his drunken friend back to the Swamp and try to talk to him. This process would involve drinking from the still which Hawkeye, and his previous tent mate Trapper John, had rigged up when they got to Korea. After several glasses they would both collapse into their cots and fall into a form of sleep which now overcame them.