Ottumwa Public Library

Has anyone out there ever not seen M*A*S*H, the popular TV series with Hawkeye Pierce, Hot Lips Houlihan, and Radar O’Reilly? Ever wondered how those characters came to be? The Reminisce Society will help answer those questions at its February meeting on Tuesday, February 21st when Don Shaffer, the inspiration for M*A*S*H’s endearing company clerk, presents his program, “On Becoming Radar O’Reilly.”

“M*A*S*H” is the story of a mobile Army surgical hospital during the Korean War, and its staff of doctors, nurses, and support staff who used humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. It was one of the most popular movies of 1970, and was based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. It went on to inspire an extremely popular, long-running TV series that continues in syndication today.

Please join us at 10:00 a.m. on February 21st in the library’s meeting room for what promises to be a fascinating program…with an Ottumwa connection.. For further information, please call the library’s Reference Desk at 641-682-7563, extension 205.

(For regular Reminisce Society attendees, you will note that this date is a departure from our usual meeting time of the 4th Tuesday. For this month only, we will meet on the 3rd Tuesday to accommodate scheduling conflicts.)