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  • The Coffee Pot

    Before joining the army I really wasn’t much of a coffee drinker. My folks drank it by the gallon, my dad in particular a former Navy man. Of course my mother was addicted to it as well with and between the two of them they could go through two twelve cup pots a day without… →

  • Field Rations in Vietnam

       I spent twenty-seven years in the Army and one of the biggest changes that I saw was the changes in field rations. Like everyone else soldiers have to eat, and one of the most important aspects of supporting soldiers was making sure that they had food that was ‘transportable’. I was in an unusual… →

  • Vietnam Advisor series; ‘Exotic foods’.

    Welcome Back! As advisors, we encountered changes in our diets. Initially housed at a large replacement depot in Saigon, I awaited my assignment at Camp Alpha, located at Tân Sơn Nhựt Airforce Base. During this time, we processed in, received uniforms, weapons, field equipment, and managed (or mismanaged) administrative and financial matters. My pay and… →