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A dozen M*A*S*H helicopters hurdled their way rto the 4077TH carrying 40 badlt hurt U.S Marines abd North Korean Enemy casualties in the battle of Pork Chop hill
" Attenrion ALL personnel. Incoming casualties, both on our side and theirs. ALL personell is required triage for further instruxtion, this s a real heavy one folks" The PA saind
BJ came into the swamp, Hawkeye was still sleeping. Winchester wasn't there because he was in charge of triage.
" Wake up Hawkeye" BJ said
" I just wanna sleep Beej" Hawkeye said still half a sleep. He then got up, and looked at BJ and said.
" Where is Charles?" Hawkeye said
" Charles is on triage duty. Radar says we've got a lot of casualties coming in, Marine and enemy/"
:" I just wish r the Artmy would give me the time back Beej' Hawky said
MEANWHIILE IN THE COMPOUND
Charles was doing his duty as trige officer, sorting out who took priority. BJ and Hawkeye came in later, to treat the patients which Winchester had already allocated. The platoon commander of the Marine unit got irritated at the sight of enemy casualtines, ahead for his own men..
" Excuse me, what the hell are you doing" Colonel Warren Stevens said to hawkeye and BJ
" Our job" Hawkeye said.
" I mean why are to treating enemy soldiers abov e my own Marines?" Stevens said
" Ask him" BJ pointed to Charles," he's the triage officer"
Stevens walked over to Winchester and tapped him on the shoulder and said., " Are you on triage."
" That would be me. Charles Emmerson Wincher at your service"
" Ist this how the Army works? Putting enemy soldiers ahead of my own Marines.?"
" Sir, I examined your marines, and their injuries a relative minor compared to the North Korean casualties."
" Major, my name is Colonel Warreen Stevens United States Marine Corps and if you don't put my guys ahead of these commies, I will go over your head."
" Colonel, I am sure you've head of the Geneva convention, I have to treat our side and their side equally.:"
" Who's you CO?"
" He's right over there Potter's his name"
" Make sure that you know thaty I am going to get you thrown out of this man's army. You're a digrace to your branch of the service." Stevens barked angrily.
Stevens left in a huff to ttal to potter.
HQ
Meanwhile a familiar figure of sorts eneter I-corps HQ Seoul for the very first time as a permanent. Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Burns was glad to get back to Korea. He missed Korea. and the old 4077th. He missed Potter., Radar, Hot Lips, Klinger , Father Mulcahy , BJ and even Pierce. This job meant the Colonel Burns could keep an eye over his comrades. General Randall Clayton came out to greet Colonel Burns.
" Welcome back to Korea Lt. Colonel Burns" General Clayton said
" It's good to be back sir." Frank Said.
" I've just returned to Korea myself. I wanted to go back after Henry died. God bless his soul."
:" Well I wanted to come back because I was bored with that Veterans hospital. I couldn't wait for the Army to send me back here."
:" What about your wife? I mean she must have been upset the you're going back to war again ?" Clayton asked.
" Nopt at all sir. With my girls at bording school we sold our house in Fort Wayne, and we bought I nice little apartment in Tokyo. I will endeabor to see my wife every weekend sir."
" What about Major Margaret Houlihan do you intend to see her every weekend" Clayton asked.
" Well you know sir what happened between Margret and ended a long time ago. Beside she is married to Lt Col. Penobscot now."
" Penobscot and Holihan are no more. They divorced abouit three mkonths son" General Clayton sad
Thjis revelation stunned Frank, and yet frightened him. He was torn, he wanted to see Margaret again yet couldn't because his wife was now living is Tokyo.
Mess Tent 4077th
Hawkye, BJ, Margaret and Charles were all sitting down to their Army lunch together, when Potter walked into the mess tent, with rather a grim look on his face.
" Colonel!" Margaret said.
" I have some bad news, this concerns youy Winchester." Potter saud the a grim look on his face.
:" You remember that Marine Colonel that was here last week" Potter asked.
" How could I forget Colonel, the man practically prevented me from doing my job" Winchester replied.
" Well, apparently he complained to Marine HQ, and Marine HQ put in a complaint to Army HQ, about your conduct. They'll be sending someone out to investigate you next week." Potter saind
" The Army can investigate m e all they want Colonel, they'll find nothing. Surely the Army has better things to do , than go one a Marine witchhunt." Winchester said.
" Without the fish!" Haweye joked.
" Knock off the jokes Pierce. Winchester could be charged with treason.!"
" Who is Icorps sending out to investigate this Colonel." BJ askesd
" I don't know Hunnicutt " Potter said. " Radar is trying to find out that now"