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I put some U.S. ARMY Mess Kits in the classifedes for sale.
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wreckerman893
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The only job in the army better than mess kit inspector was P-38 repairman 
You got to be old to understand that one.
You got to be old to understand that one.
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In-flight missile repairman was my favorite!
Sorry Wiggall...in the Light Infantry I ate too many meals out of mess kits...green eggs, watery SOS etc. and it was even better when it was raining hard! Let's see..the soldier on the serving line opens the mermite to serve ya...rain falls in...puts the chow in the mess kit more rain falls in...by the time ya take the first lite...ya gotta drink it cause it's a fluid now!!
No offense...but I shall not purchase a mess kit!!!!!
Oh BTW WM...i still have my P38
Sorry Wiggall...in the Light Infantry I ate too many meals out of mess kits...green eggs, watery SOS etc. and it was even better when it was raining hard! Let's see..the soldier on the serving line opens the mermite to serve ya...rain falls in...puts the chow in the mess kit more rain falls in...by the time ya take the first lite...ya gotta drink it cause it's a fluid now!!
No offense...but I shall not purchase a mess kit!!!!!
Oh BTW WM...i still have my P38
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To the unlearned......or those who have never had the (dubious) pleasure of consuming C-rations.....the P-38 was a can opener (yes, C-rats were in green cans with black writing on them). Each C-rat box had a bunch of P-38's tossed in so you could get into the gomet entrees packed into the box.
Most of us carried a P-38 on our dog tag chains at all times.
The best use I ever made of one was using it to change a heater hose on a Dodge Dart.
The hose had a small hole where it went into the manifold. Using the screwdriver end I unclamped the hose and then cut off the short piece with the hole in it. I slid the hose back on the nipple and screwed it back tight.
Back on the road in about 15 minutes.
Somewhere in my heap of stuff are several p-38's.
I have visited the Vietnam memorial several times and there are always a few P-38's that have been left by visitors.
The Huey, the M-16 and the P-38 are all things that bring a smile (and occasionally a tear) to my face.
Most of us carried a P-38 on our dog tag chains at all times.
The best use I ever made of one was using it to change a heater hose on a Dodge Dart.
The hose had a small hole where it went into the manifold. Using the screwdriver end I unclamped the hose and then cut off the short piece with the hole in it. I slid the hose back on the nipple and screwed it back tight.
Back on the road in about 15 minutes.
Somewhere in my heap of stuff are several p-38's.
I have visited the Vietnam memorial several times and there are always a few P-38's that have been left by visitors.
The Huey, the M-16 and the P-38 are all things that bring a smile (and occasionally a tear) to my face.
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He didn't disclose WHY the M16 brought the tear to his eye.................
wiggall
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I still have some left, for those who are interested
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got mine, and it goes where i go, as a person once said, no can will go unopened when a hungry man is around!!!
