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Can you guess the army's nationality by its ration pack?
Daily Mail (UK) ^
| 25th February 2014
Posted on 02/25/2014 4:10:21 AM PST by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975
When the French were supplying DienBienPhu by air, they included a wine concentrate called Vinogel. They also had to deal with the diet of their Muslim troops (from Morocco, Algeria)...
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02/25/2014 4:14:12 AM PST
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: naturalman1975
Venison pate, a cassoulet with duck confit, a Creole-style pork dish, fish soup, a chocolate pudding and a Dupont D’Isigny caramel?
Man! I was in the wrong military LOL
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02/25/2014 4:17:05 AM PST
by
mylife
(Ted Cruz understands the law and does not fear the unlawful.)
To: naturalman1975
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02/25/2014 4:17:59 AM PST
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
To: naturalman1975
Thank goodness I was not in the Spanish military.
Their rations look awful.
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02/25/2014 4:20:01 AM PST
by
mylife
(Ted Cruz understands the law and does not fear the unlawful.)
To: mylife
My first reaction to the Spanish one was “Five condoms - I’d need a lot more food if they wanted me to use all of those in a day!”
I think they are actually fuel tablets.
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02/25/2014 4:22:30 AM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
The Brits also get a beer ration and a ration of Pursers rum.
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02/25/2014 4:25:53 AM PST
by
mylife
(Ted Cruz understands the law and does not fear the unlawful.)
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
02/25/2014 4:26:52 AM PST
by
mylife
(Ted Cruz understands the law and does not fear the unlawful.)
Pussers rum
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02/25/2014 4:29:05 AM PST
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mylife
(Ted Cruz understands the law and does not fear the unlawful.)
To: naturalman1975
I was lucky - I never had to eat Ham & Muthas.
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02/25/2014 4:30:27 AM PST
by
ComputerGuy
(HM2/USN M/3/3 Marines RVN '66-'67)
To: mylife
"Two cans per man per day - perhaps". My experience in the Royal Australian Navy.
Didn't have to eat field rations very often - to the extent that when I did it seemed a bit of a treat. My hat goes off to those serving in environments where they become the norm.
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02/25/2014 4:33:39 AM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
What was the Aussie ration? $ cans? ☺ Just teasin mate.
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02/25/2014 4:42:47 AM PST
by
mylife
(Ted Cruz understands the law and does not fear the unlawful.)
To: naturalman1975
South Korean troops get kimchee in their mess.
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02/25/2014 5:06:12 AM PST
by
SpaceBar
To: mylife
Yeah, I would have loved some Tabasco sauce in my c-rats!..........................
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02/25/2014 6:31:02 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: SpaceBar
Why? That would give away their position!......................
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posted on
02/25/2014 6:32:30 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: ComputerGuy
They weren’t all that bad if could get them hot and melt that thick layer of grease on top. Otherwise a quick case of the trots.
To: mylife
Man! I was in the wrong military LOL Yep. Those C-Rations I had to endure for half of my career sure did not sound, or taste, half as good as some of the rations form the other countries.
P.S. Never eat the eggs!
To: naturalman1975
Goose liver and rye bread, ( Homer Simpson drool)
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02/25/2014 11:32:08 AM PST
by
clbiel
(Islamophobia: The irrational fear of being decapitated)
To: naturalman1975
I’ve never seen wine in French rations, although they were allowed to fill their canteens with it, but their rations did contain a small bottle of Brandy, and a full pack of cigarettes (along with the cans of cheeses and of Pate, of course)
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02/25/2014 12:44:36 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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