[Lancey Howard]

I still have a few of the green cans around here somewhere and a P38 still hangs on the chain with my tags (up in the attic). At the end of my tour is when the switch to MREs was made (circa 1984), and NOBODY was happy about it - - we NEVER thought we would miss c-rats.

Semper fidelis,
LH

[ansel12]

So how many holes in the cracker? (sounds like saturday night in New Orleans)

[bad company]

I still have a few of the green cans around here somewhere and a P38 still hangs on the chain with my tags (up in the attic). At the end of my tour is when the switch to MREs was made (circa 1984), and NOBODY was happy about it - - we NEVER thought we would miss c-rats.

It was 83'. Mine was the first unit to be issued them on our way to the middle east. I lost the heel off my boot and replaced it with the brownie. It's still my favorite set of boots.;-)