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Just watched Tracer's c-rat video, quite interesting. He is a braver man than I am, Gunga Din, no way I am putting 60 year old c-rats down the hatch! I imagine those key-opening cans would make good coffee cups, on our later MCI c-rats which were opened with a can opener (John Wayne to...

The rubber ball has zinged off the wall again... As I recall, the kids in Norway loved getting them too. We were deployed there in 1980, the Marines were assigned the NATO role of assisting the Norwegians with security (their northern border is with Russia). One incident stands out to me as a...

Well, there are at least two of you in the world! I had a civilian buddy named Louis who also loved the green eggs and ham. So long as I didn't have to carry too many around with me, I'd collect a few cans each time we went in the field and bring them to him. Dog food, yep. I think it was...

If I recall correctly it was called 'Ham and Eggs, Chopped', two good things pureed together to create a green gelled mass of disgustingness. Ugh!! And what did I say whenever I was unlucky enough to draw said ration? "I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I am!" We...

Cindy Lou Who, and me! I loved those books as a kid, and later reading them to my kids. The Birthday Book was my first one, which is why the attached is my usual birthday 'card' to folks I know. Cheers

Goodnight Moon. There was a Final Jeopardy question on the show (early this year?) pertaining to that book, the answer being the title. I had thought it a silly easy question and was quite surprised by the outcome - none of the contestants got it right! I suppose they hadn't read the book...

He is okay, just taking an internet break. One of our other members is in contact with him. He'll be back eventually, he sends his regards to all here in the meantime. Cheers