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Old 05-21-2010, 08:02 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights View Post
Yeah. Aren't you lucky. You had those yummy MREs. I, on the other hand, had to choke down canned C-rations. Woe be to the hapless young Airman that found the Ham and Lima Beans in his C-rat. He was going hungry. Conversely, if you found the pound cake in your meal, then you found gold. You could trade that one can of pound cake for an entire meal. My dog tag chain still has my last remaining P-38 hanging from it.
That's funny... I carry a P-38 on my ID tags, too. It's more like a good luck charm ("In Stomach We Trust") than a useful tool.
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