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CHAPTER 2 DUKE AND HAWKEYE ARRIVE AT M.A.S.H. (part 2)Title taken from motion picture soundtrackNOVELThe two new surgeons exhibit exceptional work and gain the respect of their colleagues, however they become annoyed by Maj. Hobson’s devotion to prayer, so they complain to Henry, who reluctantly agrees to have Maj. Hobson rebilleted. Seeing that Henry is a bit of a push-over, they also request a chest surgeon for the unit. Friction mounts between the major and the new captains. Major Hobson’s prayers begin to annoy everyone and Henry arranges to have him sent stateside. | |
Hawkeye and Duke knocked on the door of Colonel Blake’s tent and were told to enter. After they had made themselves comfortable, Hawkeye opened the conversation. “How are you today, Colonel?” he said. “That’s not what you two came to ask,” the Colonel said, eyeing them. “Well, Henry,” Hawkeye said, “we don’t wish to cause any trouble, but we strongly suspect that something that might embarrass this excellent organization could occur if you don’t get that sky pilot out of our tent.” “Your tent?” Henry started to say, and then thought better of it. |
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“You guys have had it!” he shouted, purple-faced and suffused with military indignation. “I’m having you court-martialed!” “Henry,” said Hawkeye, “I had nothing to do with it. It was this dumb southern boy. However I’ll gladly participate in the consequences. Where do we get court-martialled? Tokyo, or maybe San Francisco?” “San Francisco, hell. You get court-martialled here and now. You’re both confined to the post for one month. This is a summary court-martial, and I’ve just held it.” |
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CHARACTERS: Captain Hawkeye Pierce Captain Duke Forrest Major Jonathan Hobson Colonel Henry Blake Captain Waldowski |
PLACES: 4077th M.A.S.H. (Double Natural) Hamtramck, Michigan Tokyo, Japan San Francisco, California 8th Army Headquarters Soeul |
FILMThe two new surgeons immediately clash with Major Frank Burns, a religious zealot. Hawkeye and Duke put pressure on Henry to have Burns removed from their tent. At the same time, they get him to apply to have a specialist thoracic surgeon assigned to the 4077th. | |
 “Henry, you have got to get that sky pilot out of our tent.” |
 “Dago, I need you over here to hold this retractor! Now, please!” |
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CHARACTERS: Leslie Henry Wade Duke Hawkeye Radar Boone Seidman Dago Scorch Ugly John Murrhardt Dish Trapper (Although Trapper hasn’t arrived yet, due to a continuity error, his voice can clearly be heard in the O.R.) |
PLACES: 4077th M.A.S.H. |
TV SERIESA few lines from this chapter appeared in the pilot episode of the television series. As with the film, Major Hobson and Captain Burns were combined into one character. |
 “How are you, Henry?” |  “That’s not what you guys came to ask.” |  “You two are going to be court-martialed!” |  “In Tokyo?” ”San Francisco?” |
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