C-ration | Military Wiki | Fandom Abovecrew members on a UH-1 helicopter deliver C-rations to soldiers in the field during the Vietnam War. Well not like from our great restaurants. Forty years later, Henry A. Moak, Jr., still loves his pound cake. Vietnam C Rations - Military Collectibles For Sale Most of us knew there were others who had it harder than than we did. Semper Fidelis. iI LOVE C RATION WISH I HAD SOME NOW I ATE THEM EVERY DY WHEN I WAS IN NAM I W THERE FOR 18 MONTH WIT THE 101 ST ABN. Most of them were manufactured the year I was born, or the next after. Hey, I think your website might be having browser compatibility issues. WWII US Army Marine Corps K- Ration inner wax box ration Dinner ad vertisement by noviopera. My two favorites were green eggs and ham and yes, ham and lima beans. 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. Spicy Beef, One of my favorite meat dishes in a case of Cs. You could buy cases of beer and soda too. Reunion 2006 Grand Lakes O The Cherokees,OK, Audie Murphy Presidential Medal ofFreedom, https://charliecompany.org/2012/04/20/c-rations/, http://1-22infantry.org/pics4/richard.htm, Army C Rations: 21 Cool Facts - Citizen Soldier Resource Center. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The new menu (late 1968 onward) included good stuff like beans & weenies. Tasted like TNT from the powder charge. of my hand did not care about cut hand But mad till this day While serving in the Central Highlands with the 1/12th Inf. Marines were not great cooks, but they were inventive. Now I know why I lost 40 LBs. you have any idea how the mean and beans were made have never found a close substitute for them. Original was from a formerly unopened original accessory pack. Put 1 slice on the bottom of the 2 cans with attached lids. I remember the first c-ration meal we received. Thanks Freddy Wright. 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. My story is written in letter form with letters to the characters father, to Walter Cronkite and to some other people. Serving in the Marine corps the beef stew in cans, cold,! Trying to spread the word to potentially interested people. Not to bad either! Our squad leader was fairturned all Cs upside down and would mix up..then we would pick..No Fear!! Kindest regards. ham and turkey loaf and the peanut butter, our c rats came in a white case I remember the date on them then was like 20 years old in 1968, I liked the sterno heater, they were much better warm than cold. to a pack. C-ration cigarettes were discontinued in 1972. The one in the marines was stationed in ChuLai. We burned and buried the last ones in the system in1986 in the Sinai desert. At the time no one wanted the egg 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. So I gave my last Cs to a Boy Scout Troop and switched to freeze-dried packets (civilian version of MREs) . Military C-Ration Peanut Butter Can Unopened Cinderella Foods Inc Dawson Ga $13.00 $17.05 shipping That went for Officers and enlisted men. Prayers-Love and GREAT BIG -Thank you to ALL Military personnel (still here or passed) and their families for serving our COUNTRY. Very interesting. Vintage Veitnam Era Military " C" Rations Pack of Cigarettes Unopened and "M" (meat) units, each menu contained an accessory packet, fruit, and cigarettes. so what did you feed your dog in nam? I had 2 brothers in the military, one in the marines, one in the army. It consisted of three meals sealed in a plastic bag together with items such as a can opener/spoon, matches, toilet paper, etc. When out on missions, infantry units were re-supplied with . just outside of Da Nang, we were working with the KMC. 1966-67 Moak said he wasnt worried about getting sick from any bacteria that may have gotten into the old can, because it looked sealed. I was the lucky one that LIKED ham and Lima beans! Nate Hill, Pres, TAC Tankers Assn. 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. Change). Great article, I was USMC 1966/67 Vietnam. We sometimes ran out of C-rats, especially when we couldnt get resupply because the runway on our LZ was damaged by mortar attacks. I ate a years worth 199LIB 11b20 September 69 September 70. The brands I remember are: Marlboro, Winston, Camel, Pall Mall, Old Gold, Raleigh, Salem, Kool, Chesterfield, Newport & Lucky Strike . I wish that cigarettes were never part of those C-rations. They have the following menus: Ham & Eggs Ingredients: 82.5% whole egg, 9.3% of pork, onion, herbs, spices, salt, E250, E621, E300/E301, dextrose. I was a high-speed radio operator (MOS 062) during the peacetime years 1955-58, after Korea and before Vietnam. 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. Medevac. Opening a claymore , take a ball of c 4, light it Thanks for your. The next thing I got was the MREs. when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping. I liked Ham and M..f That meant I always had plenty to eat. In 1966 during the Vietnam war Brig. Check my other listings for different quantities. Anyway, you made my day this morning. Took me back,soldier. From Sylmar, CA. Jerry. Remember chunks of pork with an inch of grease on top. 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. So it was c-rats for at least two meals a night. The cigarettes were even contaminated with bugs ! The military teaches you to be a thief . Cut the canned roll in half, spooning the can of cheese inside, put back in can, fold over the can top, put back in c-rat box and light the box on fire. Did C-rations have cigarettes? - Quora It was great when someone got a care package from homewe all shared. BTW, I did some shows with Justin Wilson in New Orleans. In 1975 they stopped putting cigarettes in rations which raised hell with US troops everywhere. He dared anybody gutsy enough to join him, and retired Lt. Gen. Paul T. Mikolashek, who was theU.S. ArmyEurope commander when Moak served overseas, took an even bigger piece. To eating our faithful C rations. The MCI was intended as a modest improvement over the earlier canned Type C or C ration, with inclusion . In the fall of this year I will be in a paramedic program. Cigarettes were bad for your health along with bullets. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I lived on peaches & pound cake for breakfast with hot chocolate. I remember the first time we got to sample some Cs just after we went threw the gas obstacle back in basic training. 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! Vietnam (1961-75) Collectibles; Militaria; Vietnam (1961-75) Original Period Items; Other Vietnam War Orig. Your email address will not be published. My older sister, younger brother and I could only imagine what those canned meals tasted like. Miss those soldiers from our lives deeply. Staf Sargent Larry Bailey. Each meal was in its own cardboard box, which contained the individual items sealed in cans. 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. Fine. Abandoned my country, Vietnam, in 1975, but that did not make me hating them. Ive also created a poll to help identify my website audience before leaving, can you please click HERE and choose the one item best describing you. crispy critters burn victims CS The blue heat tabs emitted a gas that would burn your eyes and c-4 was harder to locate for us. Brings back a lot of memories. . I cannot tell you how happy I am to have stumbled across your post! A plastic spoon. Gentlemen, I was wondering if you ever ate at a local shack/stall in town or did you ever go fishing? Use the removed lid to cut 4 thin slices from the biscuit, toss the unused biscuits. The ration was very heavy, weighing 5 lbs . Warrant officer. Twelve different menus are included in the specification. I found that these meals are easy and quick to prepare and they rehydrate []. The only drawback was that hot water was needed to make the meal edible, however, the weight of extra water was offset by the lightweight meals. I always enjoyed the pears and it went great with the pound cake. lol guess I was not human. These reminiscences take me back. You did what you had to do and made it home to an undeservedly rough reception. Division base camps and some larger firebases had staffed mess halls, serving three hot meals every day. I was with the 15th Aerial Port Sq 1968-69, Da Nang. . Havent heard that in eons. c rations cigarettes: Search Result | eBay In Vietnam I was with Regional and Popular Force troops in Rung Sat Special Meatballs and beans! They loved hearing how Tabasco Sauce made even C-rats mostly palatable. I agree almost entirely with you assessment of taste and quality and preferences, with one exception: I was a combat photographer with the First Air Cav, and made it my personal mission to photograph an op from each of our original 8 infantry battalions , all of our artillery battalions, and the engineer and cavalry units, plus every company in the Aviation brigade. I drew ham and eggs. Thought it was really good. Thanks for this article and thanks all American officers and soldiers in the field of VN war. Hill 55 out of DaNang. 2.) We got a hot meal in the jungle only after a firefight. Contents:12 ounces of bacon or one pound of meat (usually canned Corned Beef), two 8-ounce cans of hard bread or hardtack biscuits, a packet of 1.16 ounces of pre-ground coffee, a packet of 2.4 ounces of granulated sugar, and a packet of 0.16 ounces of salt. Stumbled across this interesting site. Free shipping for many products! 4.5 out of 5 stars (128) Forgot to mention earlier that battalion sometimes surprises us during resupply and brings out hot food in thermos containers. I just put the pound cake into one of my scenes. You are describing a military mess kit, but they were not used by most GIs in Viet Nam. Military explosives are designed to go through combat. Smith Bravo Co. 2nd Plt 1st Bn 1st Mar Rgt 1st Mar Div, Old memories Yes of course the C-Rations survived the bears. Everyone like cake after that. Using a John Wayne (a P-38) pierce a series of closely spaced holes around the top and bottom rims of the can. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Back in 1958 while flying the Pacific we had only Cs for flight lunches on aerial Tankers. Tastes just like it always did, Mikolashek mumbled with a mouthful of cake as Moak laughed and clapped. The Army colonel popped open an old military 'C' Ration can of pound cake from 1969 at his retirement ceremony, and dug in. The foil pieces are 1.75"x1.75" and 1.75"x6" in size. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. It's one of the most celebrated feats of World War II: On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 troops stormed the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion . C-packs also contained cartons of Cigaretts, M&Ms and other favorites, It replaced the earlier C-ration, which it was so similar to . We have a great picture of my father, brother and i with our pup tent set up in the back yard cooking C-Rations on my dads small portable 1 can cook stove. Sorry 11Bs I always took my favorite out first. C Rations & D Rations from WW2 and Korea - Digger History Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VINTAGE VEITNAM ERA MILITARY " C" RATIONS PACK OF CIGARETTES UNOPENED at the best online prices at eBay! The daily ration of 3 meals provides approximately 3600 calories." There were 4 choices of meat in each B group. Left out the crew chief version of a stove. Good article. Remember C-Rations? - CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website Three? Hot or room temp, either way I always got a major bought of heart burn shortly after consuming the spiced beef. The first and last time I ate that meal. Meal, Combat, Individual ration - Wikipedia Photos of dissected original pack & other info is included in the pdf file. Usually the coffee, sugar and creamer had to be worked over with a bayonet pommel to reconstitute it into powder. I do not smoke so I save the small pack of cigarettes. I ate C rats in Korea in 1960-61, and in Vietnam 65-66. Canned meals for use in the field. The daily ration of 3 meals provides approximately 3600 calories., 1 Beef w/Spiced Sauce, Halved Apricots, Peanut Butter, B-1 Unit crackers, candy, 2 Tuna Fish, Quartered Pears, Peanut Butter, B-1 Unit crackers, candy, 3 Ham and Eggs, Chopped, Quartered Pears, Peanut Butter, B-1 Unit crackers, candy, 4 Pork, Sliced, Cooked with Juices, Halved Apricots, Peanut Butter, B-1 Unit crackers, candy, 5 Beans w/Frankfurter Chunks in Tomato Sauce, Blackberry Jam, Fruitcake, B-2 Unit crackers, cocoa beverage powder, 6 Beef Slices and Potatoes w/Gravy, Pineapple Jam, Orange Nut Roll, B-2 Unit crackers, cocoa beverage powder, 7 Spaghetti w/Beef Chunks in Sauce, Peach Jam, Cinnamon Nut Roll, B-2 Unit crackers, cocoa beverage powder, 8 Beans w/Meat Balls in Tomato Sauce, Grape Jam, Pound Cake, B-2 Unit crackers, cocoa beverage powder, 9 Beefsteak, Sliced Peaches, Cheese Spread, Cheddar Plain, B-3 Unit crackers, candy, 10 Chicken or Turkey Boned, Cheese Spread, Cheddar Plain, Fruit Cocktail, B-3 Unit crackers, candy, 11 Ham Sliced, Cooked with Juices, Cheese Spread, Cheddar Plain, Fruit Cocktail, B-3 Unit crackers, candy, 12 Turkey Loaf, Cheese Spread, Cheddar Plain, Sliced Peaches, B-3 Unit crackers, candy. I did that too but I wondered sometimes if a 7.62 round could ignite it. It had a flavor I can not duplicate to this day. We were supplied by air drops and you ran to the pallet to get the best c ration unit. Dont have any Cs any more, but still got several P-38s, three still sealed in the brown paper. However, none of us wanted to carry that much extra weight on our backs, instead, most settling for a single complete meal per day and extra cans of crackers, cakes and fruit to supplement their diet until the next resupply all stuffed into a sock and tied to the back of a rucksack. Nov 16, 2013 at 2338hrs, Being an MACV Advisor C-rations always tasted good when ever we had a chance to beg some. Posted March 31, 2018. noviopera From shop noviopera. I say all and families because a Military person has or had people waiting for them and worrying about them. We were at the end of the supply line so we ate a lot of C-rations. It`s the meal that had the pound cake. 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. In 1925, the meat ration was replaced with canned pork and beans. Barges were loaded with ammo and stores, I especially like the little flecks of OD paint mixed all through the food from opening the can with your P-38. The coffee, sugar, creamer and hot cocoa came in paper envelopes. $40 . I do recall being thirsty. I have great memories of C-Rations. all were palatable, but the peaches were outstanding. Thanks for your interesting accounts, and for your service. Brought back lots of memories. Since Cs were pre-cooked, they didnt need to be heated up, but it helped. Keeping the Troops in the Field. Part 1: Rations - Australia`s Vietnam War It would swell up and we wood take it away from the exhaust port until it went back to its original size. THEY WERE STILL GOOD. fruit cocktail about to down it and a 60mm blasted my can out The photo above shows an original VN era Marlboro cigarette pack from a . I was a cold war veteran spending my 3 years in Germany, but we were issued them for field trips, alerts and exercises. They were pretty good .Carried a container of onion salt , and garlic salt for the C rations . The dream of being a SEAL, US Marine, PJ, Delta, Recon, and the like is still very much alive within me to this day. Among the necessities or near-necessities were P-38 can openers, pocket knives, heat tabs, wristwatches, dog tags, mosquito repellent, chewing gum, candy, cigarettes, salt tablets, packets of Kool-Aid, lighters, matches, sewing kits, Military Payment Certificates, C rations, and two or three canteens of water. Gun Pilot, B3, the co co package. Ive eaten both and they do indeed taste the same. I was an US ARMY Veterinary food inspector from 1967 to 1987. I lived on pound cake and chicken noodle soup cooked with a pinch of C4. If you read this and you would like to try it,just give me a call at 1-800-347-2823 and i would be happy to send you a free bottle. Sold by kragsr4c07 in Great Falls Buy Now! 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. C-Rations are commercially prepared meals, used in the field and at times when hot meals were not available. I would have beer almost every day. Love the pound cake especially if you saved the fruit cocktail and ate them together. Our operation moved from the Air Force sector to the other side of the Air Base about a million miles away from our Mess facility. Typical commercial brands issued in the cigarette rations in Vietnam were: Camel, Chesterfield, Kent, Kool, Lucky Strike, Marlboro, Pall Mall, Salem, . I will call and order. I was on Google looking up information on c-rat socks as this is a new term that I just learned and that is how I arrived here. Due to health concerns, cigarettes were eliminated from the accessory packs in 1975. Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) | MRE Info Almost never saw heat tabs , we called them c tabs they didnt want us to have flames. Smoke, if you got 'em.C-Ration cigarettes The VC had no heart pinned down one day took out my last Never saw anyone eat pound cake without spitting it out. Message me for more detailed photos and orders in bulk. I was with the 173rd Airborne/2ndBn 503rd Infantry. We would either just add sugar pack and eat. $100 VE-546 Choice Vietnam Jungle Boots, size 12. I remember that there were no hot meals and you learned the hard way what each unit in the box contained. If somebody liked Lucky Strikes, Parliament, Chesterfields or Pall Malls, they would never run out. We, the Army Inspectors, condemned them all. https://charliecompany.org/2012/04/20/c-rations/ Reply With []. You did a great job with this. My father used to grumble about C-rations from his service in WWII, also, so it was interesting to read this site. Vietnam War-Stories.com: Phu Bai, Seabees: C-Rations descritpion Great detail Great Job from an old army Grunt. Only down fall was it was instant heart burn. Ive been missing those Olive can food image and its opener tool. I was a crechief on Hueys who resupplied you guys. Welcome Home my brothers & Sisters. George Newport dynamite and dirt merchant Combat Engineer. It got to taste good warm after you got used to it. With its flip-top box, Marlboro was the most popular brand in Vietnam, despite COMUSMACV General Creighton W. Abrams' penchant for cigars, a preference dating back to his World War II service as a tank battalion commander. Doc Shyab. Today Gover keeps a . The local food in Thailand deserves its stellar reputation. For sure peaches were like gold I was one of the few guys who didnt like them and could trade them for almost anything. The ration had to contain meat, bread, canned fruit, and some kind of dessert. a b -1-a unit was the topstobasco was the best.didnt have much time to cook in the 4th inf .but there were times ! Vintage C Ration Accessory Pack, No Cigarettes $8.00 $5.85 shipping or Best Offer Vintage 1971 Vietnam Era Military C Ration Can Fortified Peanut Butter Kern Food $14.44 Was: $16.99 $4.31 shipping Only 1 left! Water was critical. 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. the military mess kit also comes with a military fork, knife and spoon. Pleasure speaking to you. I mixed the cocoa powder, coffee powder and creamer in hot water for a tolerable beverage. Even for me being a FNG they were a treat but I didnt appreciate them as much as the old timers did.

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