One thing about the TV series that was particularly laudable was how they treated the Korean civilians in the show. Yes, there were some that were there for comic relief, but a lot of the time it was very respectful and got greatly into the realities of life in a war zone.
Examples:
* The camp temporarily adopts a kid they think is a war orphan, and Trapper risks his life rescuing the kid from the minefield.
* Another orphan is left in camp and once it's learned that she is half-American, they do everything they can to find a home for her.
* When it turns out that two battle-wounded patients, one soldier from the Southern Army and one soldier captured from the Northern Army, are brothers, the doctors arrange for them to have time together to talk to each other.
* Rosie is a budding entrepreneur who runs a tavern near the camp. When the camp has a stand-down (or people play hooky from work) they hang out at her place. One day the doctors declared it a Micronation and tried to secede from the war. Eventually an actual Officer's Club was established in the camp, but Rosie's place remained in business too.
* Klinger eventually met and married a Korean woman.
* Ho John (sp?) and The Moose were Korean civilians who worked as servants in the camp.
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on 2011-10-16 04:26 pm (UTC)Examples:
* The camp temporarily adopts a kid they think is a war orphan, and Trapper risks his life rescuing the kid from the minefield.
* Another orphan is left in camp and once it's learned that she is half-American, they do everything they can to find a home for her.
* When it turns out that two battle-wounded patients, one soldier from the Southern Army and one soldier captured from the Northern Army, are brothers, the doctors arrange for them to have time together to talk to each other.
* Rosie is a budding entrepreneur who runs a tavern near the camp. When the camp has a stand-down (or people play hooky from work) they hang out at her place. One day the doctors declared it a Micronation and tried to secede from the war. Eventually an actual Officer's Club was established in the camp, but Rosie's place remained in business too.
* Klinger eventually met and married a Korean woman.
* Ho John (sp?) and The Moose were Korean civilians who worked as servants in the camp.