**Watch MAS*H Season 1 Episode 17: Sometimes You Hear the Bullet Online**

	IMDB Rating: 8.6/10 from 259 votes
	Release: 1973 / MAS*H / Season 1 / Episode 17
	Genre: Comedy \| Drama \| War
	Director: William Wiard
	Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson
	Synopsis: Margaret's in the mood for love...just until Frank gets near her, dips her and blows out his back. Margaret and Frank nag at Henry, until Henry recommends Frank for the Purple Heart for his "frontline" injury. A genuine hero and old friend of Hawkeye, Tommy Gillis, visits the 4077; he used to be a correspondent, reporting the war; but now, he is a foot soldier, living the war. Tommy tells Hawkeye and Trapper about his novel "You Never Hear The Bullet," of which he is very proud. A young Marine, Wendell (Ronny Howard) visits the 4077 with a burst appendix. At first, Hawkeye promises to keep it secret when he learns Wendell is actually Walter, his 15-year-old younger brother, trying to impress the girl back home. But after Tommy died on the table, Hawkeye cries; Henry tells Hawkeye two immutable truths about war. Rule #1 is apparent: Tommy is dead; but, Hawkeye realizes he CAN do something to change Rule #2. lt would involve breaking a promise... and invoking the Order of the Purple ...