Watch the scene where Hawkeye is reading the letter from "Dean Lodge" concerning Ho-John having been accepted to Hawkeye's alma mater. Hawkeye and Trapper are discussing how to raise eimoney for Ho-John's travel and tuition expenses. Hawkeye says that Ho-John "can stay with my PARENTS (plural). However, in future episodes, Hawkeye makes several references to his mother having died and his dad having raised him alone for most of his life.