TWIT and I would like to wish a very happy Veterans Day to all of those who proudly served, especially to the Old Man. He served in the Navy during the Korean War, and was stationed at a base in Kodiak, Alaska.
Last night, we were talking about today being Veterans Day, and he was reminiscing about his stint in the Navy, and started telling me some good stories about that time. The funniest story was about during arctic survival training. They had to build shelters using limbs, brush and whatever they could find. And they had to eat the then-named C Rations. He added that if they could catch any edible animal or fish, they could eat it. But I digress. He explained about the C Rations, and said his favorite was spaghetti and meatballs. He said that each box would have the main entree, some hard crackers, a side dish of usually canned peaches, a packet of hot chocolate or instant coffee, some hard candy and a little can of jelly. He said that one evening while they were eating, they heard a small explosion and ran to the direction of the commotion to see what was going on. When they got to the camp site, they saw some of the Navy guys laughing. It seems one of the guys wanted to heat up his can of jelly, and it exploded. The Old Man said that never happened again.
To the Old Man and other veterans, I thank you for your service.
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