Re: [CBQ]

[Cy Svobodny <ctsvobodny@yahoo.com>]

I was in Air Force Res. unit thru 1970.  Went to Eglin AFB (Fla. panhandle) in July.   Had C's dated 1954, saved can of peach cobbler for mom.  She finally eat it in 1992(38 years old) it was still moist and flavorful.   Dating can goods is dumb except tomatoe products (because of acid in tomatoes).

From: Harold Huber <sarge9@bresnan.net>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:30 AM
Subject: RE: [CBQ]

 

John,

26 years,  Light Infantry, Airborne Ranger. 1964-1990. CSM at retirement.  Old C's were very prevelent my first tour Viet Nam 1966-1967.  I had 3 1/2 tours there.

Harold Huber

Sheridan, WY

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From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of John Manion
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:44 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ]

 

I am retired after 28 years in the Infantry, which I entered after ROTC at Colorado State University.   One fond memory of C-rats is that we had c-rats from WWII or Korea when we played war games in the mountains at CSU.   I know they were that old because they still had the accessory pack with the small package of four cigarettes in them.   One of the first weekends I was up in the hills, I opened a c-rat and found a pack of unfiltered Kools which must have been 20 years old.   I decided I should try one, so I put one in my mouth and put a match to it.   That was my first and last cigarette.

- John Manion

  Denver, CO

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 8:08 PM, ANDREW KOETZ <andrewkoetz@gmail.com> wrote:

 

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Posted by: "dr strangelove" kaiserwillieii0815@yahoo.com   kaiserwillieii0815

Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:41 am (PDT)

You still carry your "John Wayne" with you then. :) As that was the nickname given to the P38, due to you could use that little piece of stamped steel for anything, It was considered an AMERICAN version of a Swiss Army Knife...  


Wow Look at how many of us are Veterans. My hat goes off to you all.
My first taste of C-rats were in the late 70s when I was in the Civil Air Patrol in Franklin co Il.
I ate a ton of them at Ft Sill while in the Army, and later all over Germany. By then they started handing out MREs. Us "old timers" really missed the C-rats. 
Yep, some of those Mess Sergeants could do magic and a lot of the best meals I ever had came out of a mermite can. 
I am still in, still get MREs once in a while,and sill have a P-38.

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