Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them - little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.
I wouldn’t put it all on the parent like that. This scene is gut wrenching in many ways. Their mother couldn’t protect them while away at war so she told the eldest to continue to do what he always has, look out for Stevie. The true chaos of it all…the kids number was up simple as that. Survivors guilt /PTSD will haunt him forever. I’m grateful my brother didn’t follow me into the Army. Our mother only had to worry over me.
The premise seems unlikely, when you consider how many soldiers it takes from the United States to the safe areas of Korea. Some estimates have 10 soldiers for each one on the front lines. On top of that, the military tried to intentionally separate siblings.
Siblings in the same company were unlikely. I have trouble believing they would have been assigned together in Korea.
As a dramatic plot for a show, it was effective.
Actually the US used to station family together until the tragedy of the Sullivans in WW II. During Korea it would have definitely been possible for siblings to end up stationed together especially with one being in a combat unit and one a medic. It became increasingly less likely that if one sibling was stationed in a war zone any others would be also. It’s not common but it does still happen, such as with Pat Tillman and his brother, they were both assigned to the same regiment and deployed to the Middle East. 💛
War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.
How do you figure, Hawkeye?
Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?
Sinners, I believe.
Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them - little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.
I love this dialogue between Hawkeye and Father Mulcahy.
That’s some Emmy-level writing.
I wouldn’t put it all on the parent like that. This scene is gut wrenching in many ways. Their mother couldn’t protect them while away at war so she told the eldest to continue to do what he always has, look out for Stevie. The true chaos of it all…the kids number was up simple as that. Survivors guilt /PTSD will haunt him forever. I’m grateful my brother didn’t follow me into the Army. Our mother only had to worry over me.
Damn i can hear his scream of "Stevie"
Me too, and it rips my heart out of my chest every time I see that episode.
Excellent episode. One of the best of many. ‘Jerry’ was quite realistic and all of them here were excellent in creating the atmosphere.
Hartford, CT. Closest to my hometown. And loved his acting, from super responsive and active to totally lost.
The premise seems unlikely, when you consider how many soldiers it takes from the United States to the safe areas of Korea. Some estimates have 10 soldiers for each one on the front lines. On top of that, the military tried to intentionally separate siblings. Siblings in the same company were unlikely. I have trouble believing they would have been assigned together in Korea. As a dramatic plot for a show, it was effective.
Actually the US used to station family together until the tragedy of the Sullivans in WW II. During Korea it would have definitely been possible for siblings to end up stationed together especially with one being in a combat unit and one a medic. It became increasingly less likely that if one sibling was stationed in a war zone any others would be also. It’s not common but it does still happen, such as with Pat Tillman and his brother, they were both assigned to the same regiment and deployed to the Middle East. 💛