At the bottom of the letter is a warning that disclosure or use of the email I received may violate the law which could result in civil or criminal penalties so I can't even post the letter. BullS*&%. FOIA means that unless it falls under a security clearance designation then it's open to the publi...

depends on your tastes and what you want. Datrex is a nice bar, comes individually wrapped in 200kcal blocks inside the main packaging. Has a pleasant shortbread taste with a hint of coconut. Mainstay has a pleasant lemony flavor, but does not individually wrap their blocks...so if you buy the 3600k...

I actually have some 2017 packed MREs here that had the inner clear sealed bag like Ameriqual, but were Sopako. Interesting...i havnt seen that yet. Might be something Uncle Sam is starting to require. Yep. Got some 2016's from SoPakCo that are double bagged. Don't think it's a requirement, reading...

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with the brown bag items, it honestly depends on where/who it was from. Some did keep the military accessory pack, some substituted it. Unfortunately, there's no real records from the time and most of the info we do know is being compiled from anecdotal and other references.

Vehicle is a 3/4 ton Dodge. Here's a modern pic.

Some of us can verify you can also put them over a car heating vent while driving and have a hot lunch when you stop...

Just right off Pic 3 is a M1 Carbine, and Pic 4 looks like a Lewis machine gun. But let me do some more research, especially on the howitzer in pic 1 and whatever's in pic 2.

not an expert, more intermediate...but I know a feller. Send the pics on and I'll see what I can find out.

Yeah, P-38 can openers were issued with k-Rations, C-rations and MCI's, but when they went to retort pouches with the MRE's they were binned. Troopers were previously issued a metal mess kit, and utensils, along with a metal canteen cup, but it was a general issue and not with every ration. Even the...