Hey! This is a reposted story. I really made her for Trapper but I don't
think I will make them get together I am actually thinking of them having a
fling then she doesn't like him any more!
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It was her first time on Korean Soil. She was scared of what might happen to her. She didn't know why she was scared she just new she was. She wasn't just scared she was excited and nervous she felt so many emotions. Papa told me the day I entered the Army would be the happiest day of his life. I have finally made him happy.
Josie Burke was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Korean War. It was her first post and though she was scared about the war she was excited to be there on Korean soil. Josie wore the usual A-Class suit.
'Lieutenant Burke?' Josie over heard a young boy of about 19 asking a man over in a corner.
'Over here Corporal,' said Josie loud enough for the boy to hear.
'Ma'am what is it that you need? Cause I'm kinda busy,' said the Corporal anxiously.
'I'm Lieutenant Burke,' said Josie.
'Sorry you can't be were looking for a doctor not a nurse,' he said walking away.
'Corporal I don't know who you think you are but I am a superior officer and I want some respect! I am Lieutenant Burke,' said Josie using her best Authority voice.
'I'm so sorry ma'am. I am really sorry,' said the Corporal taking her bags. 'So your Lieutenant Burke?'
'All the way from the tip of my hair to the tips of my toes,' said Josie giving the boy a smile.
'I'm sorry ma'am please forgive me I didn't know that you were her and that you weren't the person we expected and that we was expecting a male not a female,' said Radar as they headed for the jeep, 'HQ's always getting things messed up.'
'Trapper this is Lieutenant Burke, Lieutenant Burke this is Trapper Macintyre,' said Radar as they got into the jeep. There Josie meet a tall curly blonde hair man. He was pretty good looking and he grinned looking at her.
'Nice to meet you Captain,' said Josie offering him her hand.
'Call me Trapper,' he said shaking Josie's hand.
There was five minutes in which no one talked and Radar just drove into as many potholes as he could. Josie looked at the scenery go by, it was all dry and disturbing to her.
'Were you from Josie?' asked Trapper as they went through another pothole making Josie nearly fall out of the jeep.
'I'm from all over. My father was a General.'
'Army Brat?' asked Trapper.
'Right down to my army issued dipper,' said Josie laughing at the thought of it. Trapper just smiled at her laugh.
'Well you'll love it at the 4077th,' said Radar as he went through another pothole.
'Radar keep your trap shut and stay focused on hitting every pothole on our way home!' said Trapper laughing.
Nearly an hour later after small chitchat about back home the three were close to the 4077th. A loud bomb could be heard and the three jumped out of their skins. Josie fell out of the jeep.
'Josie are you ok?' asked Trapper and a few passing soldiers.
'Huh? I'm fine,' said Josie getting up not know how she got down on the ground. Soon the shelling was heavy and every one was hiding behind blown up jeeps. Josie was scared and quietly crying.
'Josie we need your help,' said Trapper holding her hand. 'Go around and help out the wounded ok just tell me if there's something you can't handle.'
So Josie ran off to a wounded man in the middle of the road and helped him out trying to quickly clear his wound out.
'Solider you'll be just fine,' said Josie half an hour or so later when she placed the last wounded man on a bus.
'Wow Josie your good,' said Trapper kissing her.
Wow your first kiss Josie. Be happy it might be your last! 'Glad to be of help.'
'Well be home soon so don't worry,' said Trapper noticing she was shaking.
'I'm just so scared,' said Josie.
'If it helps were all scared,' said Trapper holding her hand.
Trapper, Josie and Radar joked all the way home not even realising that they were there at the 4077th.
'Where's your CO?' asked Josie as they got out of the jeep, going back to her normal army doctor self.
'Just follow the alcohol,' said Trapper.
'What?' asked Josie confused.
'Over here ma'am,' said Radar showing her to the CO's office.
'.. A perfect record. You'll be the finest nurse around with a record like that,' said the CO fifteen minutes later.
'Sir I'm a surgeon,' said Josie.
'Well I'll be,' said Henry surprised and please. 'And please call me Henry everybody else does.'
'Ok then its Henry. Were am I bunking?' asked Josie as Trapper and another man came into the office.
'She can bunk with us sir,' said other man, he was quiet a tall man.
'Pierce I don't think so,' said Henry shaking his head and poring another glass of scotch.
'Well show her a great time,' said Trapper.
'You will bunk with Major Houlighan,' said Henry.
'No Henry you couldn't possibly put her through that!' said Pierce.
'Why don't you let us find a place for her to sleep,' said Trapper.
'If you do then she'll wind up sleeping on one of you two,' he said in a drunkenly fashion.
'That just depends if she falls for our charm and good looks,' said Pierce.
'Which I highly doubt,' said Josie standing up.
'Look Radar a person smaller than you,' said Pierce, 'are you sure you can reach the operating table?'
'How dare you,' said Josie punching him.
'Wow the little lady has a strong punch,' said Pierce getting up. 'Look I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by you 5ft 2.'
'Well I hope you're the first and the last person I have to punch in this camp,' said Josie laughing nervously. She took in how much damage she did to Pierce and happily patted her self on her back, he had a swollen lip already.
'Oh we got choppers coming in,' said Radar.
'I don't hear anything,' said Josie.
'Wait for it,' soon the choppers could be heard throughout the camp.
'Get him into pre-op straight away,' said Josie to a nurse.
'Scrub up,' said Trapper coming and picking her up.
'Let me down,' said Josie giggling as he had touched a very soft part of her stomach.
'We just thought you might like to scrub up. We can teach you how to,' said Trapper touching her hips as he placed her on the ground.
'I don't think I need to be taught how to scrub up,' said Josie offended. She went to the dressing table and traded her shirt for a set of gowns. Accordingly Josie scrubbed up and went in just after Pierce and Trapper.
'Alright a patient up here,' said Josie to a corpsman. 'Glove nurse.'
'Look Josie I'm not sure how they did things at your old hospital but they let the doctors ask for their patients,' said Trapper.
'Really thanks for the advice,' said Josie. 'Scalpel. Can I have a look at the x-ray done for this boy?'
'Josie what do you think your doing?' asked Pierce.
'Look I'm a surgeon not a nurse so please leave your shock out of the OR gentleman,' said Josie getting to work on her man.
'I think I might help Josie out Trap,' said Pierce going over to Josie.
'Have you check the bowl cause I'm getting a whiff off a something,' said Pierce coming over.
'I don't need you cheeking over my shoulder doctor,' said Josie. 'If I need help I'll ask for it.'
'You need help,' said Pierce. 'Look I'm sorry about before I didn't expect you to be a doctor. Look I just want to apologize. Suction.'
'Thank you for the apology doctor sponge,' said Josie.
'It's Hawkeye,' he said winking at her.
I'll ignore that. Thought Josie
Nearly 18 hours later they had finished with the wounded.
'Wow I am so tired,' said Josie falling down on a seat in the mess tent.
'I got to agree with you there,' said Trapper falling down.
'Henry were am I sleeping?' asked Josie as Henry joined the table.
'Any were you want,' said Henry.
'Thanks,' said Josie perking up. She got up and went to the nurse's quarters.
'Hi girls is there room for one more?' asked Josie heading into the first tent.
'Sorry were squeezed as it is,' said Nurse Kelley.
'Thanks!' said Josie moving on to another tent. Maybe no one has a cot left!
'Josie,' yelled Hawkeye coming up from behind.
'Hawkeye, what is it?' asked Josie.
'We have a free cot in our tent. Always there for a fellow officer and a female,' said Hawkeye winking.
'I'm sure it is. But there are a few places left for me to try,' said Jose knocking on the 2nd lot of nurses quarters.
'Hi girls is there room for one more in your tent?'
'Sorry Lieutenant,' said an a known nurse.
'Thanks,' Josie said moving out with Hawkeye on her tail.
'Your welcome in our tent,' said Trapper catching up with Hawkeye.
'Sorry boy's there are still a few places left,' said Josie moving off finally losing them.
Fifteen minutes later Josie was at "The Swamp" and she wasn't that thrilled.
'Hi boys,' said Josie coming in. 'Still room for one more?'
'I thought there were other places?' said Hawkeye smiling.
'Well apparently we have a full house for the night,' said Josie falling down on a spare bunk.
'Lucky we have a spare cot. Or you might have been sleeping in the latrine,' said Trapper putting his letter down.
'I guess you could put it that way. Or every one in the camp wants me to sleep in here listening to three grown men argue and snore.'
'You could put it that way.'
The three talked about back home for a while until it turned to family.
'So have you got any family?' asked Hawkeye. Boy I hope she doest cause I really want to.
'Well I think I might go check the latrine out,' said Josie getting up.
'You just went five minutes ago,' said Trapper worried that she might have a problem.
'I know but I didn't get a good enough look at the hole in the ceiling,' said Josie sitting down.
'Why don't you want to talk about you family?' asked Trapper.
'My father was a 3 star General until he died of cancer. Then my mother got remarried when I was 13 and as a result of that I have 2 thirteen-year-old sisters,' said Josie smiling.
'Very upsetting,' said Hawkeye joking. Josie shot him a death look and he shut up.
'Here have a drink,' said Trapper handing her some gin.
'Oh no I - thanks,' said Josie taking a sip then spitting it back out. 'What is that made up off? Socks and rats?'
'No it's a secret,' said Hawkeye getting up to make a toast, 'to our livers they were fun while they were there, also to Josie let's hope she lasts along time.'
'Thanks Hawkeye,' said Josie after the toast.
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It was her first time on Korean Soil. She was scared of what might happen to her. She didn't know why she was scared she just new she was. She wasn't just scared she was excited and nervous she felt so many emotions. Papa told me the day I entered the Army would be the happiest day of his life. I have finally made him happy.
Josie Burke was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Korean War. It was her first post and though she was scared about the war she was excited to be there on Korean soil. Josie wore the usual A-Class suit.
'Lieutenant Burke?' Josie over heard a young boy of about 19 asking a man over in a corner.
'Over here Corporal,' said Josie loud enough for the boy to hear.
'Ma'am what is it that you need? Cause I'm kinda busy,' said the Corporal anxiously.
'I'm Lieutenant Burke,' said Josie.
'Sorry you can't be were looking for a doctor not a nurse,' he said walking away.
'Corporal I don't know who you think you are but I am a superior officer and I want some respect! I am Lieutenant Burke,' said Josie using her best Authority voice.
'I'm so sorry ma'am. I am really sorry,' said the Corporal taking her bags. 'So your Lieutenant Burke?'
'All the way from the tip of my hair to the tips of my toes,' said Josie giving the boy a smile.
'I'm sorry ma'am please forgive me I didn't know that you were her and that you weren't the person we expected and that we was expecting a male not a female,' said Radar as they headed for the jeep, 'HQ's always getting things messed up.'
'Trapper this is Lieutenant Burke, Lieutenant Burke this is Trapper Macintyre,' said Radar as they got into the jeep. There Josie meet a tall curly blonde hair man. He was pretty good looking and he grinned looking at her.
'Nice to meet you Captain,' said Josie offering him her hand.
'Call me Trapper,' he said shaking Josie's hand.
There was five minutes in which no one talked and Radar just drove into as many potholes as he could. Josie looked at the scenery go by, it was all dry and disturbing to her.
'Were you from Josie?' asked Trapper as they went through another pothole making Josie nearly fall out of the jeep.
'I'm from all over. My father was a General.'
'Army Brat?' asked Trapper.
'Right down to my army issued dipper,' said Josie laughing at the thought of it. Trapper just smiled at her laugh.
'Well you'll love it at the 4077th,' said Radar as he went through another pothole.
'Radar keep your trap shut and stay focused on hitting every pothole on our way home!' said Trapper laughing.
Nearly an hour later after small chitchat about back home the three were close to the 4077th. A loud bomb could be heard and the three jumped out of their skins. Josie fell out of the jeep.
'Josie are you ok?' asked Trapper and a few passing soldiers.
'Huh? I'm fine,' said Josie getting up not know how she got down on the ground. Soon the shelling was heavy and every one was hiding behind blown up jeeps. Josie was scared and quietly crying.
'Josie we need your help,' said Trapper holding her hand. 'Go around and help out the wounded ok just tell me if there's something you can't handle.'
So Josie ran off to a wounded man in the middle of the road and helped him out trying to quickly clear his wound out.
'Solider you'll be just fine,' said Josie half an hour or so later when she placed the last wounded man on a bus.
'Wow Josie your good,' said Trapper kissing her.
Wow your first kiss Josie. Be happy it might be your last! 'Glad to be of help.'
'Well be home soon so don't worry,' said Trapper noticing she was shaking.
'I'm just so scared,' said Josie.
'If it helps were all scared,' said Trapper holding her hand.
Trapper, Josie and Radar joked all the way home not even realising that they were there at the 4077th.
'Where's your CO?' asked Josie as they got out of the jeep, going back to her normal army doctor self.
'Just follow the alcohol,' said Trapper.
'What?' asked Josie confused.
'Over here ma'am,' said Radar showing her to the CO's office.
'.. A perfect record. You'll be the finest nurse around with a record like that,' said the CO fifteen minutes later.
'Sir I'm a surgeon,' said Josie.
'Well I'll be,' said Henry surprised and please. 'And please call me Henry everybody else does.'
'Ok then its Henry. Were am I bunking?' asked Josie as Trapper and another man came into the office.
'She can bunk with us sir,' said other man, he was quiet a tall man.
'Pierce I don't think so,' said Henry shaking his head and poring another glass of scotch.
'Well show her a great time,' said Trapper.
'You will bunk with Major Houlighan,' said Henry.
'No Henry you couldn't possibly put her through that!' said Pierce.
'Why don't you let us find a place for her to sleep,' said Trapper.
'If you do then she'll wind up sleeping on one of you two,' he said in a drunkenly fashion.
'That just depends if she falls for our charm and good looks,' said Pierce.
'Which I highly doubt,' said Josie standing up.
'Look Radar a person smaller than you,' said Pierce, 'are you sure you can reach the operating table?'
'How dare you,' said Josie punching him.
'Wow the little lady has a strong punch,' said Pierce getting up. 'Look I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by you 5ft 2.'
'Well I hope you're the first and the last person I have to punch in this camp,' said Josie laughing nervously. She took in how much damage she did to Pierce and happily patted her self on her back, he had a swollen lip already.
'Oh we got choppers coming in,' said Radar.
'I don't hear anything,' said Josie.
'Wait for it,' soon the choppers could be heard throughout the camp.
'Get him into pre-op straight away,' said Josie to a nurse.
'Scrub up,' said Trapper coming and picking her up.
'Let me down,' said Josie giggling as he had touched a very soft part of her stomach.
'We just thought you might like to scrub up. We can teach you how to,' said Trapper touching her hips as he placed her on the ground.
'I don't think I need to be taught how to scrub up,' said Josie offended. She went to the dressing table and traded her shirt for a set of gowns. Accordingly Josie scrubbed up and went in just after Pierce and Trapper.
'Alright a patient up here,' said Josie to a corpsman. 'Glove nurse.'
'Look Josie I'm not sure how they did things at your old hospital but they let the doctors ask for their patients,' said Trapper.
'Really thanks for the advice,' said Josie. 'Scalpel. Can I have a look at the x-ray done for this boy?'
'Josie what do you think your doing?' asked Pierce.
'Look I'm a surgeon not a nurse so please leave your shock out of the OR gentleman,' said Josie getting to work on her man.
'I think I might help Josie out Trap,' said Pierce going over to Josie.
'Have you check the bowl cause I'm getting a whiff off a something,' said Pierce coming over.
'I don't need you cheeking over my shoulder doctor,' said Josie. 'If I need help I'll ask for it.'
'You need help,' said Pierce. 'Look I'm sorry about before I didn't expect you to be a doctor. Look I just want to apologize. Suction.'
'Thank you for the apology doctor sponge,' said Josie.
'It's Hawkeye,' he said winking at her.
I'll ignore that. Thought Josie
Nearly 18 hours later they had finished with the wounded.
'Wow I am so tired,' said Josie falling down on a seat in the mess tent.
'I got to agree with you there,' said Trapper falling down.
'Henry were am I sleeping?' asked Josie as Henry joined the table.
'Any were you want,' said Henry.
'Thanks,' said Josie perking up. She got up and went to the nurse's quarters.
'Hi girls is there room for one more?' asked Josie heading into the first tent.
'Sorry were squeezed as it is,' said Nurse Kelley.
'Thanks!' said Josie moving on to another tent. Maybe no one has a cot left!
'Josie,' yelled Hawkeye coming up from behind.
'Hawkeye, what is it?' asked Josie.
'We have a free cot in our tent. Always there for a fellow officer and a female,' said Hawkeye winking.
'I'm sure it is. But there are a few places left for me to try,' said Jose knocking on the 2nd lot of nurses quarters.
'Hi girls is there room for one more in your tent?'
'Sorry Lieutenant,' said an a known nurse.
'Thanks,' Josie said moving out with Hawkeye on her tail.
'Your welcome in our tent,' said Trapper catching up with Hawkeye.
'Sorry boy's there are still a few places left,' said Josie moving off finally losing them.
Fifteen minutes later Josie was at "The Swamp" and she wasn't that thrilled.
'Hi boys,' said Josie coming in. 'Still room for one more?'
'I thought there were other places?' said Hawkeye smiling.
'Well apparently we have a full house for the night,' said Josie falling down on a spare bunk.
'Lucky we have a spare cot. Or you might have been sleeping in the latrine,' said Trapper putting his letter down.
'I guess you could put it that way. Or every one in the camp wants me to sleep in here listening to three grown men argue and snore.'
'You could put it that way.'
The three talked about back home for a while until it turned to family.
'So have you got any family?' asked Hawkeye. Boy I hope she doest cause I really want to.
'Well I think I might go check the latrine out,' said Josie getting up.
'You just went five minutes ago,' said Trapper worried that she might have a problem.
'I know but I didn't get a good enough look at the hole in the ceiling,' said Josie sitting down.
'Why don't you want to talk about you family?' asked Trapper.
'My father was a 3 star General until he died of cancer. Then my mother got remarried when I was 13 and as a result of that I have 2 thirteen-year-old sisters,' said Josie smiling.
'Very upsetting,' said Hawkeye joking. Josie shot him a death look and he shut up.
'Here have a drink,' said Trapper handing her some gin.
'Oh no I - thanks,' said Josie taking a sip then spitting it back out. 'What is that made up off? Socks and rats?'
'No it's a secret,' said Hawkeye getting up to make a toast, 'to our livers they were fun while they were there, also to Josie let's hope she lasts along time.'
'Thanks Hawkeye,' said Josie after the toast.
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