[MRCA] H-250 Modification/Repair

[MARK DORNEY]

“Green Eggs and Ham” was written by the famous children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, otherwise known as Dr Seuss. He was a cartoonist for “Stars and Stripes” during WW2. 

Mark D. 
WW2RDO

“In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson 

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> On Apr 19, 2022, at 11:34 AM, Jack Antonio <scr287 at att.net> wrote:
> Did C rations, and the later Meal, Combat, Individual have expiration dates? How long
> of a shelf life did they have?
> 
> I have a reason for asking, as in thinking about my experiences with these things, some
> thing isn't making sense.
> 
> When my dad was stationed at Ladd AFB in 59, the family was issued what everybody
> called C rations. To be turned in when transferring out. We left in 60, and the Air Force
> just said keep 'em, they are close to the expiration date.
> 
> So we did. And we ate them. I liked the white bread.
> 
> But, Wikipedia says white bread was not in the C rations, but in the
> MCIs, and that MCIs started being issued in 1958. Hence my confusion.
> Only a 1 or 2 year shelf life, or is Wikipedia wrong?
> 
> As an addendum to this. In 67 or 68, I was working at NAD Hawthorne, NV,
> on a survey crew to mark the "Naval Reservation Boundary". This was
> in the mountain range just west of the base,  which the Marines used for
> training. We came across one of their sites, and in the bushes, were lots
> of cans of white bread, just tossed away.
> 
> Apparenty, the Marines did not like the white bread. And yes, I did pick
> them up, and snacked on them for weeks afterward.
> 
> Jack Antonio
> WA7DIA
> 
> PS And now, both Ladd AFB and NAD Hawthone are both Army installations.
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