Sidney
I never really told anyone this but I got nervous whenever I saw Sidney in camp. I know he was there to help but I was always worried he would find something wrong with me. I was worried that I would say or do the wrong thing and he would make something of it. We went through hell at the 4077th.
Putting all that aside, I'm glad he was there at the most important times. I'm not talking about the countless times he helped save the wounded (although we were glad about that. I mean I wouldn't be a doctor if I wasn't) but I am talking about the times he help Hawkeye. Sidney was a saviour. He helped Hawk so much just before the war ended, ever though it hurt to see him being taken away like that. I honestly thought that was the last time I would ever see him. I spent the rest of that night sitting in the swamp drinking. Alright, I know I shouldn't have but I just felt so bad. Col. Potter, Charles and Margaret sat with me the whole night. I think they wanted to see if I was ok but I also felt that none of them wanted to be alone. It came as such a shock to us all.
Anyway, back to Sidney. Sidney was actually unpredictable. I'll never forget the last words he said in the O.R. "Ladies and Gentlemen take my advice, pull down ur pants and slide on the ice" I never worked out what that meant.
I can remember when Sidney came to stay at the 4077th for a couple of weeks. For a change he needed someone to talk to, and that was Hawkeye and I. The only thing is he chose the wrong time to come. I was feeling in a kind of silly mood which resulted in my playing practical jokes all across the camp. The only thing is, no one knew it was me. Well, that was until it was time to play a joke on Frank. At the time Frank had a thing about digging air raid bunkers and there just happened to be one next to the Swamp. (Guess whose idea that was). Naturally, there was a hose which just happened to lying next it and was attached to a water supply. This meant I 'accidentally' managed to fill the bunker with water. As I was doing so, Sidney appeared. At which point I knew I had been caught so I did the most logical thing I could think of. I asked Sidney to help. Obviously Sidney accepted. All he had to do was clearly shout out the words 'Air Raid' whilst Frank was asleep in the Swamp. Well, I'd never seen Frank move so fast (except when he was after Margaret). Just as I had planned he ran out of the Swamp screaming and fell into the bunker with a nice big splash. To make things even better, Frank managed to trip over the sandbags and fell in head first into the bunker. This seemed to make Sidney relax as not long after that Sidney left and went back to his hospital.
All that is left to say is that Sidney was a great friend to all of us and actually kept us sane. For that, Sidney, I thank you.