Who are we to judge?

So as soon as i got the mains out i got this wierd smell from them, familiar but also not at the same time. Everyone here probably knows the smell, u know that old mre smell that is just funky and cant be described. So taste testing it confirmed my worries unfortunately. First bite was incredibly b...

Does it retain any caffeine zip?

It might not taste the greatest, but I expect it would done the job back in the day as far as maintaining alertness.

How long before you get moved out?

I can't believe the prices - I used to buy those at the Discount Army/Navy Surplus for about $5 They were getting a bit long in the tooth then, still edible. At least as edible as they ever were. I actually liked them, filling, nutritious, and some candy for dessert. And they had smokes. What else d...

They are undoubtedly authentic, I'm just amazed anyone would pay that kind of price. Cool, though not that cool. To each his own, I guess.

I don't think there is a backstory. The front story is instant coffee tastes like scheisse, and Italy is a place known for coffee. Someone in Italy acquired these cases in 1944, maybe in trade heavily discounted and they sat, because they didn't want to drink it. Who would? Better than no coffee at ...

Yeah, they look pretty happy with their food. Must not have been too unwelcome.

The way I heard it, "Former" Marine is just fine, just don't say "Ex-Marine".

Steve, is there any information as to the branch or unit, location and date? I'm thinking maybe these are Marines, possibly due to uniform type and style of wear, but I'm not really sure. I can say it is important not to call Marines "Soldiers", while this might be technically true, they seem to hav...

Interesting and thanks for sharing. Any idea how or where it was stored, must have been under controlled conditions. I noticed they believed 5 grams of freeze dried coffee made a cup. It's less than half of that now, and no ciggies. No wonder they can't make their recruiting quotas.