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Blood Brothers
Father Mulcahy works like the devil to get the camp ready for a visiting Cardinal (Ray Middleton); Hawkeye learns some troubling news from a patient’s blood test. Pvt. Sturgis: Patrick Swayze. Capt. Bratton: Robert Balderson. Rizzo: G.W. Bailey. Igor: Jeff Maxwell. GI: Tom Kindle. Mulcahy: William Christopher. Hawkeye: Alan Alda. Harry Morgan was nominated for a Directors Guild Award., A wounded Private is stunned when doctors discover that he cannot give blood to help his wounded friend because he has leukemia. Meanwhile, Father Mulcahy prepares for the Cardinal’s visit., Hawkeye (Alan Alda) is profoundly touched by a terminally ill GI (well played by a young Patrick Swayze) who is more concerned about the plight of his wounded pal. Unfortunately, the fact that Hawkeye can do nothing for the dying soldier exacts quite an emotional toll. All this occurs while a nervous Father Mulcahy (William Christopher) prepares for a visit from no-nonsense Cardinal Reardon (Ray Middleton)., Father Mulcahy works like the devil to get the camp ready for a visiting Cardinal (Ray Middleton); Hawkeye learns some troubling news from a patient’s blood test., Father Mulcahy works like the devil to get the camp ready for a visiting Cardinal; Hawkeye learns some troubling news from a patient’s blood test.