Episode 17— Sometimes You Hear the Bullet
Aired January 28, 1973 · 25 min
Synopsis
Frank injures his back while spending time with Margaret and is placed in traction, leading him to apply for the Purple Heart, claiming a technical frontline injury. Tommy Gillis, a friend of Hawkeye's and a war book writer, visits the camp, but is later brought in critically wounded and dies despite Hawkeye's efforts. A young soldier, eager for heroism, is treated for appendicitis and sent home with Frank's Purple Heart to preserve his sense of valor.
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Alan Alda
as Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Wayne Rogers
as Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre
Mclean Stevenson
as Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Loretta Swit
as Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan
Larry Linville
as Maj. Frank Burns
Gary Burghoff
as Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
Ron Howard
as Wendell
James T Callahan
as Tommy Gillis
William Christopher
as Father Francis Mulcahy
Fred Lerner
as Patient #1
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