Vietnam c-rations #2.mpg

1967 Vietnam c-ration box being opened for the first time in 43 years. This is the second and the last part of my video on these c-rations. Thanks for watching!

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• rations
• #2

[namdogtag]

Hi Uniteireland07

At the time I was a soldier in Vietnam in 1968 & 1969, I would take the "cans" and accessory pack out of one individual meal box and carry them in my ruck sack.....I would just "snack" on a can or two during the course of a few days out on the run....The Hueys would come in dropping off cartons (which had the 12 individual meals) at various points where we could enjoy "fresh" c-rations right away without worrying about how to carry them....thanks for your comments!

[namdogtag]

HI NWIENS789

These collectible rations are definitely not to be consumed by anyone....They would make you sick....The items shown is part of our military history from the Vietnam era which was real or authenic representation of the way the American soldier survived.....nowadays there are MRE's (meals ready to eat) that is a far advancement compared to the Vietnam era rations....thanks for your comments...

[namdogtag]

Johnnymurata

These are for collectible purposes only.....these are not to be consumed as they will make anybody sick.....Yes, there were a variety of cigs that came out of the accessory packs like Marboro, Pall Mall, Kent, Camel, Lucky Strike for example.....Again, back in the day while serving in Vietnam as a young 18 year old soldier, these c rations were it.....there was no McDonalds, Burger Kings, or Denny's in the jungle (wish there were though lol).....thank you for commenting

[namdogtag]

Hi Survivalistcrutch........thank­s for your nice comments.....The 4 cigarettes that came in the pack in the MCI was nice...I liked all the cigarettes except for "Kent"....It was in 1971 when these "Meal, Combat, Individual" units done away with the cigarettes in the accessory pack....I have some old rations left in my Vietnam collection, but the canned fruit all dried up years ago...I have a large original collection of US military Vietnam items including uniforms, equipment, and working radios

[namdogtag]

You would'nt want to munch on any of it now as it would get you real sick....the cigarettes would probably get anyone sick also....they were our survival kit in Vietnam, though :)

[namdogtag]

Heck, If I knew while in Vietnam that the fruit would explode later in years in the cans, I would have not munched on the fruit then :(

[UniteIreland07]

Hi, namdogtag. Having been born during the Vietnam War (Aug. 28, 1967), I find videos like this really interesting. One question I had about the meals: I notice the ones our guys carried with them in 'Nam differ in a few ways from the MRE packets U.S. troops pack now. How did soldiers in Vietnam manage to carry all the ration packs they needed in their combat gear along with all the other equipment they had to bring with them?

[BWIENS789]

Mmmmmmmmmmm! Botulism!

[JohnnyMurata]

Thanks for showing part 2 about the cigarettes, did you actually eat the food that was intact? And did you smoke the cigaretttes in there? Was is 10 times as stronger because of age? And was Marlboro cigs in one of those assecories?

[billybassman21]

@namdogtag Actually you wouldn't get sick. Being in a sealed can there is no way bacteria can grow in it. The taste and texture will be off due to the age, but it will not make you sick.

[SurvivalistCrutch]

Godbless all of you that served. Rations have came a long way. They no longer give you smokes, but the food quality has vastly improved. Still though.. no smokes? I'm ok with you politicians being pansies, but let a soldier have a smoke if he so desires, ok?