From: J.Wiehe (j.wiehe@sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue Sep 13 2005 - 18:18:22 PDT
" Old soldiers never die, they just...." .
Probably all those preservatives in the MRE's.
Jim Wiehe
j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] [MV]MREs
> You finished 43 years of military service in 1954? That should make you
> about 110 years old now? If you went in when you were 20.
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas M McHugh" <tmmchugh@msn.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] [MV]MREs
>
>
> > During my career when the MRE's came into existance, I tried them, since I
> > had no choice. From the looks of the contects of the Pork, Turkey & a
> > few others, they already looked recycled from a used Airlines Flight Bag.
> >
> > I finished my 43 years in 1954 & I still can remember the look of the
> > contents. Eating very late & in the dark helped a little bit.
> >
> > Luckily as a SR NCO the cooks would save me a Beef whenever possible.
> >
> > Tom McHugh, NJ
> > 1952 M38A1
> > M-416 Trailer
> > MVPA, MTA
> > US ARMY Retired
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