End of an (Army) Era 0
M.A.S.H. no more.
A legendary institution that gained worldwide fame through a long-running television comedy series and a hit 1970 feature film portraying a fictional 4077th MASH, has a history dating back more than 60 years to the end of World War Two.
The field hospitals served in U.S. wars since, from Korea to Vietnam and Iraq, saving many thousands of lives.
The MASH decommissioned on Thursday — the 212th based in Miesau, Germany — was based in Iraq until last year.
The replacement is CASH (Casualty Support Hospitals), which are smaller, faster, more portable, and can be deployed closer to the front.
