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Old 04-09-2019, 04:53 PM
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Left Viet Nam 50 years ago this month. The can opener was a P-38 and the smokes came in a 4 pack. C-rations were better than most meals I ate in any mess hall while in country.

The things we remember??
I have a P-38 on my dog tags and had to use it last year when my regular can opener went kaput. My favorite C-Rat was Turkey Loaf, but while in Viet Nam, I only got Korean Combat Rations because I was attached to the ROK Tiger Division.
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