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*** Or how about his call to his family in "Henry In Love", where he tells his son that he has to the man of the house, just until he gets back from Korea. [[McLeaned|Poor kid...]]
*** Or how about his call to his family in "Henry In Love", where he tells his son that he has to the man of the house, just until he gets back from Korea. [[McLeaned|Poor kid...]]
* This troper has to struggle not to lose it during "Heal Thyself", the episode in which a front-line doctor goes completely insane. Just the helpless look he gives Dr. Pierce and that soft, unassuming voice: "[[Out, Damned Spot!|The blood won't come off]]..."
* This troper has to struggle not to lose it during "Heal Thyself", the episode in which a front-line doctor goes completely insane. Just the helpless look he gives Dr. Pierce and that soft, unassuming voice: "[[Out, Damned Spot!|The blood won't come off]]..."
* Henry's speech to Hawkeye in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" always drives it home for me and my tear ducts. This Troper often wonders if it didn't inspire [[Joss Whedon]] when writing "Lie to Me", cited on the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|BTVS]]'' [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Tear Jerker|Tear Jerker page]]. Both protagonists lose longtime friends in tragic ways; Both get speeches about harsh reality from their mentors; both attempt to save who they can, despite it not being what the characters in question (Ron Howard and the girl who would later be seen in 'Anne') wanted.
* Henry's speech to Hawkeye in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" always drives it home for me and my tear ducts. This Troper often wonders if it didn't inspire [[Joss Whedon]] when writing "Lie to Me", cited on the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Tear Jerker|Tear Jerker page]]. Both protagonists lose longtime friends in tragic ways; Both get speeches about harsh reality from their mentors; both attempt to save who they can, despite it not being what the characters in question (Ron Howard and the girl who would later be seen in 'Anne') wanted.
* Oh God, who could forget the part in the finale when Hawkeye reveals that a Korean woman {{spoiler|''killed her own baby''}} because he was hissing at her to keep it quiet so they wouldn't be caught by nearby enemy soldiers. It was such a wrenching [[Tear Jerker]] moment it caused Hawkeye to [[Heroic BSOD|complely lose it]] and be sent to the crazy house.
* Oh God, who could forget the part in the finale when Hawkeye reveals that a Korean woman {{spoiler|''killed her own baby''}} because he was hissing at her to keep it quiet so they wouldn't be caught by nearby enemy soldiers. It was such a wrenching [[Tear Jerker]] moment it caused Hawkeye to [[Heroic BSOD|complely lose it]] and be sent to the crazy house.
* Another Frank moment: when Margaret flies off for her honeymoon, he just stands there and quietly says goodbye. The only moment in which he was afforded any dignity on the show.
* Another Frank moment: when Margaret flies off for her honeymoon, he just stands there and quietly says goodbye. The only moment in which he was afforded any dignity on the show.
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