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Spicy Beef, One of my favorite meat dishes in a case of Cs. lol guess I was not human. Heres a few of the photos from my page: http://1-22infantry.org/pics4/richard.htm. Helicopter Pilot. Remember c rats well . When I told my idea to my wife,she looked at me and said,baby,youre crazy ! And thats how we started Crazy Jerrys sauce company in 1989 with our oyster,clam and everything else sauce. Some of the meals werent too bad, especially if somebody from home sent Heinz-57 Sauce or Hot Sauce to doctor them up. about fruit cocktail. We just throw a fragmentation hand grenade in the pond, which is usually a bomb crater, then all of the fish will come to the surface of the water dead. You did what you had to do and made it home to an undeservedly rough reception. I did that too but I wondered sometimes if a 7.62 round could ignite it. I know, stupid MF but what the heck, its just ham. Took me back,soldier. The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces from 1958 to 1980, when it was replaced by the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). In 1925, the meat ration was replaced with canned pork and beans. It? The accessory pack with each meal was sealed in a foil pouch. In the aviation community wed take a can of biscuits, poke holes in it, pour some JP4 into it, and voila a stove!! I do recall being thirsty. I remember having to eat my C-Ration meal cold because we were either on the move or rushed to leave in the mornings. My father was in the Korean War and war in Vietnam, near the end of his 20 year military service in the US Army. This was so insightful to read! Cigarettes, once considered crucial to American fighting men, have sadly gone the way of the daily rum ration. About C-Rations. On the rare occasion when we got a fresh bag lunch sandwich some kinda fruit and a couple boiled eggs it was egg salad time what a treet. My dad knows what its called in Vietnamese, but has no clue what it is in English. 34 watchers I am a VA RN and a volunteer wildland firefighter / EMT-B. They learned quickly when the cans exploded and Messed up my airplane said the M/Sgt who was the flight engineer sitting across from the voltage regulators. I liked ham and limas. Even then I ate one like an apple but the fellows that had been there longer made c rat stew and threw in the onions. A few of the troops didnt like to drink beer. Pound cake was one f the favorites in my platoon. Yes I remembered those olive canned food because my dad, VNs regime Officer before 1975, let me tried > canned of chocolate in foil, cake, peach, M&M, shredded pork ( ? Greg Dearborn says: Havent heard that in eons. I have so much respect & admiration for them. Ron Perron It would explain a lot of the stupid decisions Ive made over the years. Plate. I was with the 15th Aerial Port Sq 1968-69, Da Nang. Thanks for summing up all the C-ration experiences. Currahee. The menu is comprised of one meat (meatloaf, beef tips, chicken, etc), mashed potatoes, veggies, cake or pie, ice-cold milk, lemonade and steaming, hot coffee. Loved the article brought back a lot of memories. Each meal was in its own cardboard box, which contained the individual items sealed in cans. Dan DMZ M/co 1969 USMC Hill 461 Sieara Rock Pile , Stud, LZ MAC chopper down! The heat tabs gave off exhaust like tear gas, which could drive guys out of a tent or bunker, so a little C-4 was just the thing burned hot and clean, and no danger of exploding because C-4 was a stable substance. In 1988 a friend of mine who owned an oyster bar/restaurant told me that he liked the sauce and wanted to know if I would make him some for his restaurant,which my wife and I did .We hand wrote the labels on notebook paper and scotch taped them to the bottles ,and gave them to our friend. Each complete meal contains approximately 1200 calories. They Tried! 3-1969 to Feb 1970. As a historian, these are important details as even food technologies change. Scottie Hill CW4(Ret) Ret. Through some investigation he found the manufacturer of it was Sara Lee. Should you have a question or comment about this article, then scroll down to the comment section below to leave your response. Other then that, fantastic blog! Message me for more detailed photos and orders in bulk. Abandoned my country, Vietnam, in 1975, but that did not make me hating them. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate were plentiful and everyone had a stash. You brought back a lot of memories. So, I have no military or Nam stories to tell, darn it! The Armycolonelpopped open an old military C Ration can of pound cake from 1969 at his retirement ceremony, and dug in. Hated Ham and Lima beans. Opening a claymore , take a ball of c 4, light it fruit cocktail about to down it and a 60mm blasted my can out The 10-in-1 Ration included packages with 10 cigarettes each. The next thing I got was the MREs. As a Army pilot, I knew this well. We called our can openers a JOHN WAYNE or P38 it had a small hole in it and we would put it on our dog tags. Had to have Tabasco sauce for the C rats. Balance food to be heated on bent over lid and can while fire heat main course. My favorite meal was SPICED BEEF and GRAVY with crackers and cheese. Vietnam Era C-Ration Cigarette Pack www.hardscrabblefarm.com The photo above shows the components of the cigarette pack. If I admit to actually liking and trading for ham & lima beans, does that imply Im strange beyond? Never saw anyone eat pound cake without spitting it out. I liked Ham and M..f That meant I always had plenty to eat. And my brothers. Each soldier was issued three boxes per day containing breakfast, dinner and supper. There was also a separate "tobacco . Fine. Oh man, I love your story. Fishing? Using a John Wayne (a P-38) pierce a series of closely spaced holes around the top and bottom rims of the can. This brought back memories from 68-69 in the jungles of the central highlands. Vietnam Us Army Usgi C Ration Boxes Sold by militarydepotga in Woodstock Buy Now! Tastes just like it always did, Mikolashek mumbled with a mouthful of cake as Moak laughed and clapped. On the way we had C-Rats, I liked the Ham and Lima beans, they were easy to trade for as a lot of guys like you did not like them. This is the official Quartermaster's description of C-Rations used in Vietnam "The Meal, Combat, Individual, is designed for issue as the tactical situation dictates, either in individual units as a meal or in multiples of three as a complete ration. Never heard of that version before. While on this maneuver I celebrated my birthday by having grape jelly with my pound cake. Pingback: A brief history of coffee in the US military | We Are The Mighty, On the tug Agnes Foss we hauled a lot of C-rations around the coast and up rivers. I did 3 tours 69-71 with Army artillery..Our 1st c rats were stamped 1946 and tasted no differnt than those made in the 60s..Beans and Weenies all the way! took the fire extinguisher and use it to get our cokes cold. Bill McD never gave that a thought until now. Gotta tell you that the ham and limas were the only c rat I couldnt eat and I love normal ham and limas,but the c rat version were way too salty, we called them the heavies. With this type of stove only half a Trioxin heat tab was needed to heat the meal and then the other half could be used to heat water for coffee or cocoa. Toward the end of my tour, we began having access to the freeze-dried LRRP meals. A must have item for your helmet display, uniform or gear. I grew up in Pensacola,and lived on tabasco sauce for my oysters and everything else, and while in Nam I came up with an idea for my own hot sauce for eating c rations with,and wrote it down in a notebook we kept our call signs and frequencies in. It was often supplied by water trailer or inflatable bladders from helicopters (called water buffaloes) because they were black rubber, and placed on a Gerry built wooden stand surrounded by sandbags to prevent shrapnel or small arms fire from penetrating and emptying the water. ago. Usually the coffee, sugar and creamer had to be worked over with a bayonet pommel to reconstitute it into powder. Sir, thank you for your service in Vietnam and for the insightful information you provided in this article. A whole heat tab had to be used. Cigarettes were eliminated from rations in 1972. Move away from the Chopper and light with matches from C-rat. Those wonderful recipes that you made up so the Cs were more palatable. Tasted like TNT from the powder charge. Just askin, BTW: I grew up in New Orleans and knew many of the McIlhenny family. My father told me that it was a food container, made of stainless steel, where the lid doubles as a frying pan of a sort, and the strap handle could extend into a handle for the pan (I hope that made sense..). Upon further review it becomes clear that the lists of "things" have a much deeper meaning and carry an abundance amount of . I found that these meals are easy and quick to prepare and they rehydrate []. Abovecrew members on a UH-1 helicopter deliver C-rations to soldiers in the field during the Vietnam War. The VC had no heart pinned down one day took out my last Our squad leader was fairturned all Cs upside down and would mix up..then we would pick..No Fear!! Thank you for the information on the sauces. During the 1960s C-ration cigarettes were identical to the sample packs of four that tobacco salesreps handed out to the public. I do remember about a week after I was out in the field we received a case of onions by mistake. Good article. C-ration cans inside our huge transmitter, and after a couple hours sending messages back and forth we could remove those cans and enjoy a delicious hot meal e.g., my favorite, Ragout of Beef. Everyones favorite dessert was PEACHES and POUND CAKE. Vietnam War C-Ration Cigarette Pack Lucky Strike Repro Opens in a new window or tab. I would start out with a half gallon portable bladder and it was gone by afternoon. Fox 2/7 Marines 0311 June 1969/June 1970. Excellent, brought back some good memories. $40.00 WW2 German Patronenkasten 88 Ammunition Crate $150.00 WW1 German Patronenkasten 88 Ammunition Crate $150.00 WW1 British and Commonwealth Biscuit Ration Crate $90.00 The 4-Pack Cigarettes Package of Toilet Tissue C Ration Packaging. ate a lot as a kid . Brings back a lot of memories. Thank you for your time. I got to Vietnam in July 1967. Ha, ha! One SP was intended to meet the requirements of 100 men for one day, but we usually saw one SP per platoon (30 men) every two to three weeks. I was hoping you could help me identify a certain piece of equipment that soldiers used to cook/reheat their meals during the Vietnam War. you have any idea how the mean and beans were made have never found a close substitute for them. Each usually consisted of a can of some basic course, a can of fruit, a packet of some type of dessert, a packet of powdered coca, a small pack of cigarettes, and two pieces of chewing gum. That was the beginning of the Tet Offensive and the hot meals were few. Yes of course the C-Rations survived the bears. We had C Rations to eat while in the Pentagon Oct 21st 1967 while the war protest march was going on. Well, my friends, let me refresh your memory and tell you everything you need to know but have forgotten about those wonderful meals. Elements of a United States Military Meal, Combat, Individual ration, as served in Da Nang, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, 1966 or 1967. Pour out all of the heavy syrup, and 3.) My story is written in letter form with letters to the characters father, to Walter Cronkite and to some other people. General Delivery Silver Springs Fl.34489 USA needs p38 please, thank you!my last original.took leave three yrs ago..jeep became stolen (LogOut/ son of the 2nd company president of McIlhenny Company from his experiences with C-Rations as a soldier during WWII came up with the idea to send soldiers copies of the Charlie Ration Cookbook filled with recipes for spicing up C-rations with Tabasco Pepper Sauce wrapped around two-ounce bottles of Tabasco Pepper Sauce along with a handful of a P-38 type can openers all in a waterproof canister. So many times I got something other that ham & Lima so I made out in the bargain department. I was barely more than a toddler during the Vietnam war, and am a non- veteran. I thank each of you for all you have done and all the countless sacrifices you made. Food was of secondary importance. Most of them were manufactured the year I was born, or the next after. Your email address will not be published. These were the times that made it ok. This stove was satisfactory, but did not allow enough oxygen to enter which caused incomplete burning of the blue Trioxin heat tablet, causing fumes which irritated the eyes and respiratory tract. The Army also sends out a Sundries Pack or SP for each platoon, containing writing paper, envelopes, blue ink pens, foot powder, toothbrushes and paste, chewing gum, m&ms, Hershey bars, Almond Joy, Mounds, Three Musketeers, Snickers and assorted cartons of cigarettes providing us with many of the simple articles that helped make life a little easier. B-unit: (3) 12 ounce cans of bread, coffee and sugar. The new menu (late 1968 onward) included good stuff like beans & weenies. I got a flashback Ill never forget those days Sometimes I would eat the pineapples, bananas or coconuts if I could get them. My Vietnamese would give me a rice ball, or a cooked and salted ballof chicken, or some fish with Nuoc Maum sometimes I carried a can of chili when I could get it at the PX in Saigon. And at 75 years old, thats a blessing. During World War II, C-Rations included a cigarette packet of nine cigarettes. vet 69-73 does any one have a recipe for meat and beans? Marvin J. Wolf, author of Abandoned In Hell, The Fight for Vietnams Firebase Kate.. Open can of peaches with P-38. Enjoy! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Menu. Your email address will not be published. 2. $100.00 Vintage Complete Sealed Vintage Complete Sealed Vietnam Era Us C Rations Accessory Packet Wspoon Vintage Complete Sealed Vietnam Era Us C Rations Accessory Packet Wspoon. WWII US Army Marine Corps K- Ration inner wax box ration Dinner ad vertisement by noviopera. Military explosives are designed to go through combat. I can only remember seeing cases of C-Rations stacked inside APCs along with several five-gallon containers of water when we came upon them in the jungle. SO, GOD BLESS YOU ALL. You did a great job with this. Explore Vietnam C Ration Cigarette with all the useful information below including suggestions, reviews, top brands, and related recipes,. Typical commercial brands issued in the cigarette ration were: Camel, Chesterfield, Kent, Kool, Lucky Strike, Marlboro, Pall Mall, Salem, or Winston. Once lit it would put out a decent flame..my favorite was spiced beef.but had to be served hot.cold it sucked. I mixed the cocoa powder, coffee powder and creamer in hot water for a tolerable beverage. The C-Ration was replaced in 1958 with the Meal Combat Individual (MCI). At the time no one wanted the egg I always made it in a c rat can. Its even a little moist, he said, wiping his mouth. DONT HOW THEY PRESEVERED THEM BUT THEY DID A GOOG JOB TSGT CLARENCE C WOODY USAF. Now you could use an ammo box with a thousand rounds instead of the standard ammo box and metal feed chute limited to 300 rounds. would love to find a rec for them now Thank you in advance! Ive eaten both and they do indeed taste the same. We would punch a few holes in the top of the can using a P38 and add a small amount of water and heat it for a bit with a piece of C4. Great walk down memory lane. My last CO loved them. Typical commercial brands issued in the cigarette rations in Vietnam were: Camel, Chesterfield, Kent, Kool, Lucky Strike, Marlboro, Pall Mall, Salem, . Larry, as a young WO1 pilot just reporting to Nam, making and using the crew chief stove was one of the first thing my crew chief taught me to do. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Semper Fi. Thank you so much. to a pack. Give me pears or apricots any time. Ive heard so many stories of my fathers childhood in Vietnam; How hed rush out to the roadside and beg American soldiers for their B-Unit snacks, or how he, along with his brothers and cousins, would rummage through the wilderness in hopes of finding c-ration meals, but I was never quite able to picture the things he described in my mind. The first and last time I ate that meal. I want to thank all the men and women who served in Vietnam. What do you think? I was there during the transition from C-Rats to MREs during the early 80s. A stove was usually carried in the back pack or cargo pocket and used repeatedly until the metal began to fail. Hats off to all of you guys! You, and all veterans have my utmost respect and admiration. They are not any where near as sensitive as civilian explosives. Sold by kragsr4c07 in Great Falls Buy Now! I was the in house inspector at Granite State packing from 72 until 75. 2.03M subscribers Subscribe 129K 9.7M views 6 years ago Check out this full review of a Vietnam War MCI or "C Ration"! What I have here are various types of B units from year . When out on missions, infantry units were re-supplied with food, water, ammunition, clothes and other items by helicopter every three to five days. One thing I remember about Cs was the fruit. Smoking in the services came under attack in the 1980s. 1966-67 Viet Nam most of 68. I was a dog handler in Vietnam 67-68. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. What is wrong with me? I was at Pleiku AB 67-68 and we used to open up the tin of peanut butter, take a match and light the top layer of oil, and it burned excellent!
