Trapper John died

Well, Wayne Rodgers died. I had a sad feeling as I read the news headline, while I am not the biggest military guy, I love the 4077. They portrayed some of the best male friendships in any TV show. I remember a couple times on the show where Hawkeye used *gasp* love to describe his friendship with Honnicutt. Then there was Blake/Radar, Potter/Radar, and then Potter/Klinger, Mulcahy, and then Winchester. A lot of times on TV shows, "friends" never actually move beyond the "buddy" stage, as if men can only show love and affection to their romantic partner (even if their are other kinds of love than romantic, they can't seem to show it. I guess if you go through something terrible like the Korean war, you would want to let someone know you love them (even if it is not "in-love"). I remember as a kid in the 80s watching reruns when Blake was killed and even I cried with the 4077. As a little kid without a grasp of the difference between make-believe and reality, I was sooo thrilled that they found C. Potter to take his place and really loved all the little interactions between him and everyone else.
I also remember the shower scenes where a lot of their conversations took place. For some reason Trapper had a lot of jokes there. The showers were this place where people in the 4077 had real conversations, in the nude. No one cared that they were naked. You could be scheming to get back at Hotlips, or talking about something else - but nothing strange about getting clean together.
I guess I am going to watch some MASH tonight. Anyone else here like MASH and the relationships portrayed on the show?

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