This photo has never been edited – take a closer look try not to gasp when you see this M*A*S*H blooper…

from the war. At the time, television rarely handled major character exits with such brutal realism.

Viewers were devastated.

The backlash became so intense that producers reportedly made an agreement afterward: no future departing character would ever receive such a tragic send-off again.

Even the final episode carried emotional weight few shows have continue reading …