One item that was always included on the resupply helicopter were c-rations. The c-ration boxes are stacked to the right.

You generally found a use for everything that can in a c-ration box. From the top of the box, which I often used as a postcard when sending a message back home, to the aluminum wrapper for the sugar, tea, plastic ware, etc.

Each of us had our favorite meals and it was somewhat like a treasure hunt looking for your favorite meals. One of my favorites Ham and lima beans, circa 1955 I believe. Yes, like wine some years were better than others and they appeared to age well.

There was one of the c-rations, I think it was eggs and something, that you wouldn't touch, well not after the first attempt, until you had gone through all of the other meals. It was really bad. But it seemed like after a few months you began to acquire a taste for this meal and it actually became tasty. When that happened you realized that you were no longer a FNG (more on that later) but a grizzled veteran.