Manic Monday With Mo……..

September 23rd, 2007, by Sarge_Charlie

 

Another Manic Monday Theme: Kit

THIS IS A WEEKLY MEME, DIFFERENT THEME EACH WEEK, CHECK OUT MO’S BLOG  IT IS ALSO POSTED ON SARGE CHARLIE

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It is said that an Army travels on its stomach

Back in the old army we would eat “C” Rations and the best thing the army had, the P38 Can Opener

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Each Soldier had his own Mess KIT, and in closed up as shown on the right

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A soldier using his Mess KIT

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After the Meal the soldier would clean his own mess KIT in boiling water.

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AND NOW YOU KNOW ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MESS KITS.

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3 Responses to “Manic Monday With Mo……..”

  1. empress bee (of the high sea) Says:
    September 23rd, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    i remember your mess kit! what ever happened to it?

    smiles, bee

  2. sheila Says:
    September 24th, 2007 at 6:21 am

    I’m impressed that you guys cleaned them.

  3. Sanni Says:
    September 24th, 2007 at 6:34 am

    Once again your entry fits perfectly to the theme - but hey… I expected nothing else, Sarge!

    Thank you - very informative!

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