Re: MASH, MASH, MASH (was Interest in the Korean War)

[<RonaldS842@aol.com>]

In a message dated 1/25/02 12:19:36 PM, martindunne@bigpond.com.au writes:

<< I too like the MASH film, although it also has "about as much to do with 
the

Korean war as square dancing". There are a couple of good sites about the

making of this film.

 >>

   I don't agree. The History Channel recently did an hour program on the 
making of MASH and the old guys they interviewed who were there said that is 
pretty much the way they remember it. Me too.
    There isn't anything in that film that didn't have a parallel that I 
remember, including the football game. Also played golf in Tokyo. And I was 
also in a mobil squadron. And I played in a rugby game with a couple of days 
practise, against the University of Niigata in a jam packed Japanese stadium. 
What an experience and what pageantry.  One I will never forget. They were 
supposed to be real good and we kicked ass... winning 3 to 2 :-). And the 
Japanese people seemed to like us. But we probably averaged a foot taller and 
50 pounds heavier than the Japanese players. Afterwards we all got drunk 
together at a big party they threw for us. 
   Of course The movie was made to be entertaining. I guess it depended on 
your frame of mind and what you were doing. The MASH units saved a lot of 
lives in Korea. It is hard to believe that at the time it was criticized as 
being too realistic and "blood and guts" :-) But then we were naive before 
Vietnam and Oliver Stone.

Ron