What Does M.A.S.H Mean?

The Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations. The units were first established in August 1945, and were deployed during the Korean War and later conflicts. The U.S. Army deactivated the last MASH unit on February 16, 2006.

The meaning the four letters convey is that of 'mobile', 'army', 'civil' and 'hospital' and the abbreviated form is used for a television series based on the Korean War.

The series is owned by the 20th Century Fox and was active in its various forms from the year 1968 to 1986. The series was concerned with the group of people that had rendered their service at 4077 mobile army surgical hospital.

Originally the series was set in the war era with Hawkeye Pierce playing the lead character but later other characters entered into the series and the instances that were featured were after the end of the war.

The series was effectively ended in September 1986 with the conclusion of Trapper John M.D. Though there is no intention at 20th Century Fox to revive the series, there exists a big fan base of the series and the company is making good money selling the D.V.D of it.

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M.a.s.h

Mobile Army Surgical Hospital