Synopsis

John Hodges, a helicopter pilot known as "The Cowboy" for his gun holster belt and cowboy hat, arrived at the 4077th with a shoulder wound. He anxiously awaited a letter, consumed by worry that his wife Jean was leaving him for another man—likely “some rodeo rider; she’s got a weakness for a ten-gallon hat!”—and desperately wanted to go home. However, Henry refused, insisting Cowboy's injury wasn't severe enough to warrant leave stateside. Soon after, misfortune seemed to cling to Henry Blake: h