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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

20070306 Airborne soldiers get choice of rations


Airborne soldiers get choice of rations

March 6th, 2007

It was in March of 1969 that soldiers in Vietnam could get a choice of rations. This according to a tidbit I captured from the Anchorage Daily News last November 8th, 2006 and saved for this March.

I was looking for a picture to paste in this post and came across the “The Charlie Ration Cookbook” by Brig. Gen. Walter S. McIlhenny

Quote from a C-Ration box at Khe Sanh:

"Life has a special flavor to those who fight for it that the sheltered never know"


The picture above is from “C-ration photos” on “Georgia Outfitters.” http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/images/Franks___Beans.jpg


I can only imagine that this looks quite a bit different from what our men and women in uniform are eating in the Middle East these days...

(Be sure to check out page 52 for additional information on P38s – q.v. the previous post: “20070307 Military Payment Certificates and P38s.”

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Airborne soldiers get choice of rations

http://www.adn.com/life/taste/story/8388082p-8283382c.html

Published: November 8, 2006

Anchorage Daily News


Last Modified: November 8, 2006 at 03:16 AM

From a U.S. military flier dating from March 1969, 173rd Airborne, Landing Zone English

BONG SON, Vietnam -- There are two basic types of rations now offered to infantry in the field, the C ration, or standard canned meal, and the relatively new dehydrated Long Range Patrol (LRP) ration fondly called "lurp" and when mixed with water almost tastes like the real thing.

When the rations are passed out in the 173d Airborne Brigade, it is always a big question who will get what. Many meals and desserts are in strong favor, but others are not quite so popular. Meals like hash and desserts like apricots are seldom in demand.

As far as favorite meals go, spaghetti seems to be the most popular dehydrated meal with beef and rice running a close second. Beans and franks ranks high among the canned meals.

MEAL, COMBAT, INDIVIDUAL B-2 UNIT

BEANS WITH FRANKFURTER CHUNKS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Contents:

One beans with frankfurter chunks in tomato sauce

One peanut butter

One date pudding

One unit (crackers and chocolate bar)

One plastic spoon

One accessory packet in aluminum: one cigarette box (Marlboro or Salem, matches, chewing gum, toilet paper, instant coffee, coffee creamer, sugar, salt.)

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