QWhat happened aftewards?
AToday the border between North and South Korea is one of the most heavily militarized frontiers on Earth with tens of thousands of North Korean troops on one side facing an opposing force of South Korean and American troops on the other. North Korea is still a communist dictatorship and universally considered to be one of the most impoverished and tyrannical countries in the world, constantly wracked by famine and with an appalling human rights record. South Korea stumbled through a series of military dictatorships and autocratic civilian governments during the Cold War but in the last few decades has become a prosperous and democratic society. The two countries have fought numerous artillery duels and naval battles over disputed territory whilst North Korea has dug several invasion tunnels under the border. North Korea has also sponsored numerous acts of terrorism against both South Korea and Japan, some committed by teams of North Korean commandos landed by submarine, including bombings, assassinations and kidnappings. Ironically given M*A*S*H's relentless anti-war stance the Korean conflict is now widely considered one of the most justified and morally unambiguous cases for miltiary intervention in history.
QWhat happened to Colonel Flagg?
AHe bowed out in "Rally Round the Flagg, Boys" when he suspected Hawkeye of being a traitor after treating a North Korean before a U.S soldier. After baiting Charles with a promise of a transfer to Boston, he finds a map of the 4077th. This map leads Flagg to the Swamp where, in hiding, he finds Hawkeye setting up a table, when two Koreans come in. After seeing Potter join them in the Swamp, Flagg thinks it's a plan to take over the nation.With Charles in tow and two MPs, he finds that the two Koreans are actually powerful South Korean brothers, and it's only a game of bridge.The South Koreans promise to get him back. Flagg leaves the swamp and is never seen again.
QWere Colonel Flagg and Captain Halloran the same person?
ABoth characters were played by actor Edgar Winter and there is some evidence to suggest that the two are one and the same. Captain Halloran first makes an appearance in Deal Me Out as a CID man investigating an incident at the 4077. Upon realizing that there is nothing to the incident, Captain Halloran joins in on the poker game.In a later episode (Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler), both Major Sydney Freedman and Colonel Flagg come to the 4077. Colonel Flagg mentions to Freedman that the two once played poker together, which is a possible reference to his earlier role in Deal Me Out. It is also revealed that Colonel Flagg has a variety of aliases and works for CID.
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