[SandRat]

Good thing he wasn’t given a P-38 GI Can Opener.

[Resolute Conservative]

Oooh sharp edges...

[Vermont Lt]

The people in most schools would have no idea what a p38 is.

[Pompah]

Ahh, The P-38. I still have mine. issued to me in 1960 at Fort Campbell,KY
It worked on C-Rations back then, and still works fine today.

[KeyLargo]

I’m a member of my local VFW Honor Guard and at wakes and funerals after giving three fired shell casings to the family along with a Flag we sometimes with permission and understanding of the parents hand some of the remaining fired cases to a few of the children present if they show an interest.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/veterans-get-final-rifle-salute-thanks-to-st-louis-area/article_1ab3fd20-c894-5521-9f94-855f49185f35.html

[Ed Condon]

Uh Oh, I’ve got one of them on my key ring, and one on my dog tag chain also. (Was discharged 16 Aug 1969)

[JW1949]

“...a P-38 GI Can Opener...”

Lord, I had almost forgotten about the “John Wayne”...

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

My God! They’d execute the poor kid if he brought in his Ranger Rick decoder ring or his Green Lantern Power ring.

Time for some lawsuits.