[Homer_J_Simpson]

It had come to rest in a sack of potatoes.

Right next to a crate of oranges. All swift boats carried these provisions so the crew wouldn't get scurvy on long voyages.

That detail strikes me as a little strange, too. Prehaps they were on their way home from the grocery store when they were attacked.

[Bob]

Right next to a crate of oranges. All swift boats carried these provisions so the crew wouldn't get scurvy on long voyages.

That detail strikes me as a little strange, too. Prehaps they were on their way home from the grocery store when they were attacked.

Oranges I could easily understand. You wouldn't need any kind of galley for the crew to eat oranges while out on a patrol. But potatoes?? As I said, this makes no sense to me whatsoever.

Maybe that grocery store was in Cambodia. (yeah, that's the ticket.)