Just by chance I was reading through a magazine on military history called "armchair general" and there was a sub article on the history of the crescent ! So here it is.
About the Crescent
About the Crescent
I recall reading a forum discussion regarding the crescent we see on all our MRE cases. What's if for ? Why is it there ?
Just by chance I was reading through a magazine on military history called "armchair general" and there was a sub article on the history of the crescent ! So here it is.
Just by chance I was reading through a magazine on military history called "armchair general" and there was a sub article on the history of the crescent ! So here it is.
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steve1989
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Wow, thank you for sharing this Jeff that was a great little read!
Re: About the Crescent
I never really noticed the half moon on the cases, but now that i read this article its cool to see what kind of history is behind it and that it dates so far back.
Great find, thanks for sharing it with us.
Great find, thanks for sharing it with us.
Re: About the Crescent
So alt least, it´s a "croissant" because the Austrians kicked the "Turkish" back... 
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