Final Chapter
My Colonel O' Colonel
Tribute to Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Well dad, your little boy is all grown up. And every not and then I can feel you looking down on me. I can feel that smile warm on my back. You are an angel that's for sure.
Col. Blake was our first commanding officer at the 4077th. Great man. Great surgeon. Great fisherman.
In war, you need things succinct and organized and Henry Blake was everything but that. He was everything but an army man, but like he always said in his defense, "I'm doing the best I can." And he did.
I pray that my son Henry will have your heart, sense of humor and kindness.
My heart broke in two the moment I heard your chopper went down and I don't think it will ever be whole again. It seemed like the war had to stop, simply because you weren't there anymore. But for those of us who knew you, hearing we lost you, was the worst time of the war, we were a family and losing our 'dad.'
I'm sorry the phone call wasn't long enough for you to say Goodbye to your family.
Thanks for being so great sir, you were the bestest Colonel I ever knew and I salute you. Can't wait to see you again sir, I'll bring the fishing poles.
In war, there is much lost, but every once in a blue moon, you can take a few Henry Blake memories with you. So I challenge you in your life to meet some Henry Blake's, Benjamin Pierces, BJ Hunnicutts, Father Mulcahys, Sherman Potters, Maxwell Klingers and NEVER let them go.
Sincerely, Corporal Walter "Radar" O' Reilly.
My Colonel O' Colonel
Tribute to Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Well dad, your little boy is all grown up. And every not and then I can feel you looking down on me. I can feel that smile warm on my back. You are an angel that's for sure.
Col. Blake was our first commanding officer at the 4077th. Great man. Great surgeon. Great fisherman.
In war, you need things succinct and organized and Henry Blake was everything but that. He was everything but an army man, but like he always said in his defense, "I'm doing the best I can." And he did.
I pray that my son Henry will have your heart, sense of humor and kindness.
My heart broke in two the moment I heard your chopper went down and I don't think it will ever be whole again. It seemed like the war had to stop, simply because you weren't there anymore. But for those of us who knew you, hearing we lost you, was the worst time of the war, we were a family and losing our 'dad.'
I'm sorry the phone call wasn't long enough for you to say Goodbye to your family.
Thanks for being so great sir, you were the bestest Colonel I ever knew and I salute you. Can't wait to see you again sir, I'll bring the fishing poles.
In war, there is much lost, but every once in a blue moon, you can take a few Henry Blake memories with you. So I challenge you in your life to meet some Henry Blake's, Benjamin Pierces, BJ Hunnicutts, Father Mulcahys, Sherman Potters, Maxwell Klingers and NEVER let them go.
Sincerely, Corporal Walter "Radar" O' Reilly.
