Loved seeing those old C Ray boxes and remember the foods well! Loved serving there except for 1 bail out an a bullet in my forearm! That hurt! Haha! Thanks for the video!
@@MeAncient & Ace, I loved seeing how excited you got opening up the box and reading all the meals 😄. It mad me super happy watching that😊! Haha Ace sayin “Mmmhm🤔” like he’s thinking umm sure..idk if I’m seeing any purple 😂“ when his dad says “ you can see a little purple left in there.” And stirs the jam. So funny!! We need to have Ace sit down and try another meal with you.
Is this ace from ace videos from UA-cam does anyone know because the camera guy sounds like ace from the guy from ace videos from UA-cam that went fishing in the ocean for Octopus crab and fishAll the time
I ate C-rations in cans @Ft. Bragg, NC that had WW2 dates on them in 1968. My Father sold the first powdered cocoa to mix with water to the US ARMY when he worked for NESTLE in the 1940s. Four of my Uncles served in WW2. I had an Aunt who served in India.
That's what we called them in the Air Force too, P-38's. The toilet paper was called John Wayne because it was rough/tough and didn't take shit off of anybody.
Yup! In 1971 I ate a few cans of pound cake, as my Foster Dad was in the MIL and brought them home once in awhile. I was 8 years old, and Vietnam was still going on. Not sure what ever happened to him though, I went home again in 1972.
That brings back a helluva lot of memories, I was a 6 year old dependent, when we landed at Rhine Main AFB in 1967, each family was given 2 cases of C-rations when we hit the ground. I've still got my P-38 54 years later. Before we were issued ID cards we kids were given dog tags and yes I kept my P-38 on them until I got hair on my chest. The variety of the case, cigarettes, toiled paper, the matches, looking at this brings back such strong memories... Thank you.
Sent a case of new age mre to ace PO Box. Lemme know how they compare brother. Thanks for all you do. I’m a better father and man watching your example. IGY6
In Viet nam we called a P-38 if I remember correctly. cigarettes is where I learned to smoke for the first time sorry to say .Green eggs and ham .I remember dropping the can in a boiling water and hopefully retrieving the same or something else .our sea rats were from Korea era.the of my choosing was pall mall ❤thank god I quit just a few years later I don’t know why but we never saw were current dater C rats. by the way still have my dogs and my P-38
I carried a John Wayne on my key ring from when I was inducted in 1978 until the little hole wore through and I lost it about 20 years later. It served well as an emergency screwdriver too. I was kinda surprised at how attached I had grown to that little bit of metal.
@@MeAncient It was pretty much an interchangeable term, at least at my duty station. Older soldiers tended to call them JW's while P-38 was used by younger guys.
@@MeAncient The P-51 is the larger version of the P-38 and was often used by mess hall cooks to open the big trays and large cans of chow. The P-51 is a full 2" long. The added length affords more leverage and doesn't require as much thumb pressure to use. Here's the link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener Both the Marine & Army used them. The P-38 was the one found in the ration case. The P-51 was mostly provided to the mobile kitchens. Are "deuce gear" (782 gear) and the trousers pockets were the mobile kitchen. And in back of the "deuce and half" was the mess hall. I was caring hot sauce long before they had MRE's, perfect with "green eggs and ham"........rofl. Semper Fi GET SOME!
In some previous video. You take the russian MRE and find there cheep, plastic unknown thing. So here. It was chinese/soviet/rus analogue of these Uncle Sam/John Wayne blade
@@glennroder9251 How I remember that first time!!! It was your best bet just to eat the so called pork patty and hash brown patty as if it was a granola bar or something similar. It all only totaled about 4 bites anyway. Dry and dusty it was, just like Ford Hood in July, only drier. The new MRE's are better and calorie dense, still only about 4 bites. They meet the nutritional requirements, just that you don't feel like you had anything to eat. A Guardsmen recently gave me some MRE's. There's hot sauce and even something to warm them up with these days.. Peace Friend.
OMG whenever I hated what my mom was cooking, I'd go to my grandfather's house for MREs. He was letting me smoke those cigarettes at 7. I loooved them more than any of the ones that came after the 70s. When I had them they were all still within 3-5 years of their date. I can't believe they look somewhat normal now.
Bacon420, I loved every one of those C-Rats. I just wish they were in better shape so I could eat them. Perhaps I'll have to reconstitute whatever meat is in the next one if it's dried out. We'll have to see......tfw!
I just realized that Me Ancient has a channel, and I can't wait for more. Being ex military, MRE reviews bring back memories, good and bad. Good to see you with your own channel, sir.
I don't think hearing a hiss out of a can is a good sign. It means something went bad in that can. Hearing a hiss from a Vac sealed MRE packet is a good sign the vacuum is still intact and is air hissing in not out.
I was in the Marine Corps until 1969 and never heard to can opener referred to as a John Wayne. It was simply a called P-38 and I still have the same I carried in Vietnam. It's on my key chain right now. When I was in boot camp in 1965 the C-rations we were eating were date 1951.
I have my uncle's can opener from when he served. I love it and still use it when I go camping. I didnt know the hole was for your dog tags. Thank you for the info.
John Waynes? Not in the glorious US Army! That was a good old p38! I'm a 1976 soldier and I did get some cigs in some old ration boxes. still never did I see newports!
I'm an Army Vietnam combat vet who retired with 25 years of active duty service and I've never heard anyone refer to a P-38 as a John Wayne - it might have been a Marine term, though. To us, a John Wayne was a cookie in a can. Wouldn't I love to have some pound cake and sliced peaches!
The Marine term seems to be the consensus. That pound cake and peaches is spot on! I think there is at least another Vet who remembers those fondly in the comment section. TFW!
In the Australian Army they are called FRED (Field Ration Eating Device) though we called them Fucking Ridiculous Eating Device. A bit bigger at about 8cms with a small spoon and bottle opening as well 🇦🇺
I would first like to say to all the gentlemen who served in Vietnam: Welcome Home, Second: Thank you for your service and dedication, you all have my Love and Respect..great video sir and although I have never served I have always kept a John Wayne on my keychain since I was a kid..in fact I have a p-38 and a p-51 for larger cans..I love old Military memorabilia so I really dig these videos!! God Bless!
Michael, I don't recall ever seeing a P-51. I'll have to watch out for one. And just to be clear, I did not serve in Viet Nam. That 'conflict' was over about 3 years before I graduated high school. TFW!
@@MeAncient The P-51 is just a slightly larger version of the 38..Thank you for your service none the less! Freedom isn’t free and I appreciate all who have served!
In the Army we called the can openers P-38's, never heard the John Wayne reference, must have be a Marine Corps thing. I was in Vietnam 67-68, 4th Infantry Division.
Joe, thanks for your service. Yeah, the only guys with whom I've talked who called them John Waynes were Marines. Even some Marines think I'm making it up. TFW
Where the heck did you get those? We went downrange for a week in 1977, every case of C's was dated 1955 I think, we were told they came from Andrew old stock that the people at Ft. Sam Houston had gone through and determined what we got were all "Fit for Human Consumption", every box in every case for an Armor Battalion for a 5 day FTX was either Beans and Frank's or Beans, yum yum! After 3 days of C's for every meal, we got hot chow from the mess hall, Beans and Polish Sausage! I wonder who dumped the Beans on the CO'S jeep seat?
Edward, were the bean dumped on the CO's jeep seat pre or post digested? That's a great story. The Beans and Franks were no doubt leftovers from many cases of C Rats that no one ever wanted when they opened them. TFW!
I found an old Budweiser can half buried under a deer stand out in East Texas. Being half buried in the pine needles and faded sunny side up, it had a most delish bubbliness and taste to it. Was gonna save it but was thirsty walkin around the woods with my 30-30
When we were first married we were both in the Army - I was in Special Troops Personnel at Ft. Dix and hubby was on a Nike Base south of Ft. Dix - we had very little money and hubby would bring C rations home from the base - he had learned what things to put together a meal when he was in Nam (66-67) Loved seeing your video - brought back memories.
Had one of those. Same time & date as the one in the vide3o. P-nut butter did not go bad. The rest swole up and oozed funky stuff. Actually I liked them in the field. Have the P-38 on my key chain. Helped to identify other vets over the years...
The one from Down Under is called a Fred. Field ration eating device. It even has a spoon like on the opposite end of the can opener. It is quite a bit larger than the P 38.... More like the P 50
Served with the 101st 72 to 74. Ate c rations every week of in the field combat training. We new the can opener as a P38. One thing in the Army that worked. W
We called the can openers, "John Waynes." Don't know why, just what our drill instructors called them in boot camp. TFW and Thank you for your service, Ron.
My favorite C-Rat was the Ham & Eggs chopped as well. Those with a little hot sauce and you were in MCI heaven. I was Army 77-81, so we consumed all C-Rats in the field and when deployed. They got old quick, so you had to find ways to make em tasty. Those fudge rounds tasted medicinal even when fresh, so we saved a lot of them and gave them to the locals to make friends...sort of. Keep up the good work!
When I was in (Army) back in 1981 through about 1986, we were still eating C-RATS until they were exhausted. I got out in '92. We didn't call them (the can openers) "John Waynes", we called them "P-38's". I much more preferred the C-RATS over the MRE's. Maybe the quality of the MRE's got better since but DAMN did they suck back then!! LOL..Turkey Loaf should have filled the can and be white!! I remember how you had to be at the front of the chow line to get the best pickins. Until the mess crew started turning the boxes upside down and you just had to grab and go. Spaghetti & meatballs was my fav! But then again, I was the guy that went back for seconds on the SOS in the chow hall!! Thanks for the memory.....
Timothy, I was right there with you as far as seconds go. I was on ship a few times during my 4 years and I couldn't believe my good fortune when I found out the Navy fed their guys 4 times a day! Breakfast, dinner, supper, and mid-rats (for midnight rations). I know I gained weight for the 2 months I was on ship. Never had a bad meal while on active duty. tfw!
@@MeAncient Yep! Ate a LOT of C-RATS in my time in. Never complained about a meal. Was always grateful when we got back to the base area and were able to enjoy a real, HOT meal in the mess hall. We were spoiled in the Field though, they gave us these blue heat tabs (divided into thirds for each meal) to heat the C-RAT cans. As the years went on, I became a RATT Team Chief and had a towed generator that I would put the cans on between the manifold and muffler that would rotate the can from the vibration. had a hot meal in 10 mikes!!
@@MeAncient well good things come to those who wait. And since you've raised up two fine men with successful channels, im sure yours will be amazing too! Loving it so far!
We got C rats in Basic in 1982. Tasted like dog food. We fought over the P-38s because we had a lot of thieves in training. They do make a P-51 btw, it's a little bigger.
2 years in Vietnam, we always called the opener a P38
Loved seeing those old C Ray boxes and remember the foods well! Loved serving there except for 1 bail out an a bullet in my forearm! That hurt! Haha! Thanks for the video!
@@augustovabrentankya5833 yes we did too. I didn't put the p in there. Welcome back to the world Brother 👍🇺🇸
You, Ace, and Micah always give me an appetite to eat when you’re eating 😂 thanks for the entertainment Sir🙏🏽 from Cape Town, South Africa 💪🏼
Happy to provide some light viewing for your entertainment. More to come and tks for watching!
@@MeAncient where did you get the ration
@@MeAncient my parents escaped Vietnam and this makes me want to get one
@@MeAncient & Ace, I loved seeing how excited you got opening up the box and reading all the meals 😄. It mad me super happy watching that😊! Haha Ace sayin “Mmmhm🤔” like he’s thinking umm sure..idk if I’m seeing any purple 😂“ when his dad says “ you can see a little purple left in there.” And stirs the jam. So funny!! We need to have Ace sit down and try another meal with you.
Is this ace from ace videos from UA-cam does anyone know because the camera guy sounds like ace from the guy from ace videos from UA-cam that went fishing in the ocean for Octopus crab and fishAll the time
Steve would have enjoyed one of those Menthols with a cup of instant coffee mixed with cocoa beverage powder.
… type 2
"Nice!"
Were you ever shipped out or did you just stay in the US. Regardless, you're a credit to the nation!
I did a NATO float to Norway in 1984 and was in Beirut, Lebanon when the US Embassy was blown up by terrorists in the Spring of 1983. TFW!
@@MeAncient HEY i live in norway nice dude.
You know it's bad when the fly on your knee won't even sample the pineapple chunks.
2nd tshirt idea:
“Always have a John Wayne”
Thanks MeAncient for making amazing videos for us
My pleasure. More to follow.........
Pray that yall make it to the next video after eating some of that lmao
next one coming soon. tfw
When I was in the army we called those P-38s
Send some of that to Steve1989 !!!!
He's got two videos on it.
Steve MRE watching this video… nice let’s get this on the tray
What? No ham and mother ******s? I thought everyone hated that one the most?
How much for the cigarettes? I want to buy them to have as a showcase
I ate C-rations in cans @Ft. Bragg, NC that had WW2 dates on them in 1968. My Father sold the first powdered cocoa to mix with water to the US ARMY when he worked for NESTLE in the 1940s. Four of my Uncles served in WW2. I had an Aunt who served in India.
Robert, that's some good family history. My father and many uncles also served in the army. I had one uncle who was a Marine back in the 50s. tfw
NO they were NOT. John Wayne would open the can with his teeth. They are called P-38.
That's what we called them in the Air Force too, P-38's. The toilet paper was called John Wayne because it was rough/tough and didn't take shit off of anybody.
The can open was called a p38
Great video keep it up👍
The pound cake was awesome!
Yup! In 1971 I ate a few cans of pound cake, as my Foster Dad was in the MIL and brought them home once in awhile. I was 8 years old, and Vietnam was still going on. Not sure what ever happened to him though, I went home again in 1972.
Thank you for your service bud. I love your channel
Much appreciated & TFW!
Anything acidic - cuitrus fruit, apples, pineapple, tomato - will eat through the can and dissolve the metal.
Steve1989 has entered the chat...
Steve would’ve been three bites into the pineapple, giving us an in-depth description of the aftertaste before calling them inedible.
He would’ve smoked the stogies too lol
I wish I had 30+ more years with my dad
I never heard of the can opener called john Wayne, before when i was in vietnam we all called them ( P38 )
That brings back a helluva lot of memories, I was a 6 year old dependent, when we landed at Rhine Main AFB in 1967, each family was given 2 cases of C-rations when we hit the ground. I've still got my P-38 54 years later. Before we were issued ID cards we kids were given dog tags and yes I kept my P-38 on them until I got hair on my chest. The variety of the case, cigarettes, toiled paper, the matches, looking at this brings back such strong memories... Thank you.
Yay! Do you have a PO box or an address? I got fan mail for u
Maybe send it to Ace's fan mail and say it's for Me Ancient
My P.O. Box is
P.O. Box 16893
Bristol, VA 24209
Sent a case of new age mre to ace PO Box. Lemme know how they compare brother. Thanks for all you do. I’m a better father and man watching your example. IGY6
I've heard stories about the Vietnam era C-ration from my Grandpa. It's cool to actually see one.
They actually tasted good back in the day.....I'm hoping there will be some good ones in the box. Stay tuned. tfw
Fascinating bit of trivia: canned food was around for *decades* before the invention of the can opener.
WHAT!!!! TFW
In Viet nam we called a P-38 if I remember correctly. cigarettes is where I learned to smoke for the first time sorry to say .Green eggs and ham .I remember dropping the can in a boiling water and hopefully retrieving the same or something else .our sea rats were from Korea era.the of my choosing was pall mall ❤thank god I quit just a few years later
I don’t know why but we never saw were current dater C rats. by
the way still have my dogs and my P-38
I remember toilet paper being called John Wayne. Rough, Tough and don’t take no shit. 👍
Sgt G, I hadn't heard that one, but it works. tfw
We called the big cookie in a can the John Wayne cookie. Was in the Delta 70-71.
I served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. We called the can opener a “P38”.
Lol man your whole family talks exactly the same just different voices... you guys ever notice that?
We called those a p38
The can opener in the Army was the P38
We did call the round chocolate bar the John Wayne bar
This video so bannggerr tho!
Those cigs look so cool. Not a smoker but the packaging is so vintage & cool looking
I thought so as well, Jr. tfw
My grandfather was sniper #326 in Vietnam
We called it a P38
ahhh the flavor time capsule edition. Cheers!!! The pineapple can be used for Ace's next survival challenge to light a fire :) !!!! Yuck!
I carried a John Wayne on my key ring from when I was inducted in 1978 until the little hole wore through and I lost it about 20 years later. It served well as an emergency screwdriver too. I was kinda surprised at how attached I had grown to that little bit of metal.
So, R.A., did you call them John Wayne(s)? I hear from all the Army soldiers they called them P-38s. tfw!
@@MeAncient It was pretty much an interchangeable term, at least at my duty station. Older soldiers tended to call them JW's while P-38 was used by younger guys.
@@MeAncient
The P-51 is the larger version of the P-38 and was often used by mess hall cooks to open the big trays and large cans of chow. The P-51 is a full 2" long. The added length affords more leverage and doesn't require as much thumb pressure to use. Here's the link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener
Both the Marine & Army used them. The P-38 was the one found in the ration case. The P-51 was mostly provided to the mobile kitchens. Are "deuce gear" (782 gear) and the trousers pockets were the mobile kitchen. And in back of the "deuce and half" was the mess hall. I was caring hot sauce long before they had MRE's, perfect with "green eggs and ham"........rofl. Semper Fi GET SOME!
They should have cigarettes in modern MREs, as they are part of a complete breakfast
ha ha ha! TFW
They stopped putting cigarettes in rations in 1972.
Those cigarettes are good collectors items
In some previous video. You take the russian MRE and find there cheep, plastic unknown thing.
So here. It was chinese/soviet/rus analogue of these Uncle Sam/John Wayne blade
We called them P38’s!
Anyone worth their salt has a p38 on their keys
Beef and potatoes were my favorite!!!! 1st generation of MREs were the worst.
No joke. I remember trying to rehydrate beef stroganoff. No water how much, or how little, water you used the noodles were still crunchy.
@@glennroder9251 How I remember that first time!!! It was your best bet just to eat the so called pork patty and hash brown patty as if it was a granola bar or something similar. It all only totaled about 4 bites anyway. Dry and dusty it was, just like Ford Hood in July, only drier. The new MRE's are better and calorie dense, still only about 4 bites. They meet the nutritional requirements, just that you don't feel like you had anything to eat. A Guardsmen recently gave me some MRE's. There's hot sauce and even something to warm them up with these days.. Peace Friend.
OMG whenever I hated what my mom was cooking, I'd go to my grandfather's house for MREs. He was letting me smoke those cigarettes at 7. I loooved them more than any of the ones that came after the 70s. When I had them they were all still within 3-5 years of their date. I can't believe they look somewhat normal now.
Bacon420, I loved every one of those C-Rats. I just wish they were in better shape so I could eat them. Perhaps I'll have to reconstitute whatever meat is in the next one if it's dried out. We'll have to see......tfw!
I just realized that Me Ancient has a channel, and I can't wait for more. Being ex military, MRE reviews bring back memories, good and bad.
Good to see you with your own channel, sir.
It's great to share the memories, Sergei. tfw!
I don't think hearing a hiss out of a can is a good sign. It means something
went bad in that can. Hearing a hiss from a Vac sealed MRE packet is a good sign the
vacuum is still intact and is air hissing in not out.
That makes sense....tfw, Bill.
My c-rats. Still have my P-38, I got it in 1971.
I was in the Marine Corps until 1969 and never heard to can opener referred to as a John Wayne. It was simply a called P-38 and I still have the same I carried in Vietnam. It's on my key chain right now. When I was in boot camp in 1965 the C-rations we were eating were date 1951.
I have my uncle's can opener from when he served. I love it and still use it when I go camping. I didnt know the hole was for your dog tags. Thank you for the info.
That is awesome! tfw, Ina.
15:15 the fly took a whiff and hauled ass.
I hadn't noticed that...tks for pointing it out. It was hilarious. TFW!
John Waynes? Not in the glorious US Army! That was a good old p38! I'm a 1976 soldier and I did get some cigs in some old ration boxes. still never did I see newports!
I hope you enjoyed the video, Jorge. TFW
I used heat tabs to heat my c rations. And I never even heard John Wayne's name mentioned in Nam.
Videos are great! Hopefully some Catch and Cooks!
P38 can opener
I always called it p38
We called those can openers p-38's.
What branch of service?
@@MeAncient Army P38
What’s funny is that the cigarettes are the only thing that still good in these rations 🤷🏼♂️
It's a P38 in the Army.
Yeah, I got that. But I was in the Corps. TFW!
The pineapples were actually a secret shipment of oil😅
Actually wouldn't surprise me. They smelled terrible.
P-38 is your John Wayne can-opener. First seen after Pearl Harbor.
P-38 was also the P-38 Lightning Aircraft in World War 2. TFW, Stephen.
I'm an Army Vietnam combat vet who retired with 25 years of active duty service and I've never heard anyone refer to a P-38 as a John Wayne - it might have been a Marine term, though. To us, a John Wayne was a cookie in a can. Wouldn't I love to have some pound cake and sliced peaches!
The Marine term seems to be the consensus. That pound cake and peaches is spot on! I think there is at least another Vet who remembers those fondly in the comment section. TFW!
P-38
Do you ever get concerned about botulism?
Man that hat is vintage Af! Gotta be a collectors piece
It's old school. USMC Eagle Globe and Anchor and everything!
In the Australian Army they are called FRED (Field Ration Eating Device) though we called them Fucking Ridiculous Eating Device. A bit bigger at about 8cms with a small spoon and bottle opening as well 🇦🇺
I would first like to say to all the gentlemen who served in Vietnam: Welcome Home, Second: Thank you for your service and dedication, you all have my Love and Respect..great video sir and although I have never served I have always kept a John Wayne on my keychain since I was a kid..in fact I have a p-38 and a p-51 for larger cans..I love old Military memorabilia so I really dig these videos!! God Bless!
Michael, I don't recall ever seeing a P-51. I'll have to watch out for one. And just to be clear, I did not serve in Viet Nam. That 'conflict' was over about 3 years before I graduated high school. TFW!
@@MeAncient The P-51 is just a slightly larger version of the 38..Thank you for your service none the less! Freedom isn’t free and I appreciate all who have served!
That's for John Wayne bar that's when we called that that's the chocolate bar
In the Army we called the can openers P-38's, never heard the John Wayne reference, must have be a Marine Corps thing. I was in Vietnam 67-68, 4th Infantry Division.
Joe, thanks for your service. Yeah, the only guys with whom I've talked who called them John Waynes were Marines. Even some Marines think I'm making it up. TFW
Some of those cigerettes are worth money check on them
Where the heck did you get those? We went downrange for a week in 1977, every case of C's was dated 1955 I think, we were told they came from Andrew old stock that the people at Ft. Sam Houston had gone through and determined what we got were all "Fit for Human Consumption", every box in every case for an Armor Battalion for a 5 day FTX was either Beans and Frank's or Beans, yum yum! After 3 days of C's for every meal, we got hot chow from the mess hall, Beans and Polish Sausage! I wonder who dumped the Beans on the CO'S jeep seat?
Edward, were the bean dumped on the CO's jeep seat pre or post digested? That's a great story. The Beans and Franks were no doubt leftovers from many cases of C Rats that no one ever wanted when they opened them. TFW!
@@MeAncient hahaha, they tasted like digested, but there were probably 6 cans of beans in a big sloppy pile.
A P38 is a weapon. Can't carry it on an airplane. OMG
I’ll smoke 💨 those Newport’s just for the experience at least once to see if tobacco was better back then.
Same lol
WHO JUST GOT HERE FROM THE STREAM
Hope you enjoyed that livestream as much as we enjoyed doing it. That was a lot of fun. tfw!
Can opener = P 38 for US Army Grunts. 1976-2006.
I've heard that from every Army vet that's commented, for sure. TFW!
I found an old Budweiser can half buried under a deer stand out in East Texas. Being half buried in the pine needles and faded sunny side up, it had a most delish bubbliness and taste to it. Was gonna save it but was thirsty walkin around the woods with my 30-30
Me Ancient is the best man
When we were first married we were both in the Army - I was in Special Troops Personnel at Ft. Dix and hubby was on a Nike Base south of Ft. Dix - we had very little money and hubby would bring C rations home from the base - he had learned what things to put together a meal when he was in Nam (66-67) Loved seeing your video - brought back memories.
I'm glad the video brought back good memories, Janie. Thank you for your service and TFW.
P38
Had one of those. Same time & date as the one in the vide3o. P-nut butter did not go bad. The rest swole up and oozed funky stuff. Actually I liked them in the field. Have the P-38 on my key chain. Helped to identify other vets over the years...
In the army the small can opener is called a P38 the larger variant is the P50.
The one from Down Under is called a Fred. Field ration eating device. It even has a spoon like on the opposite end of the can opener. It is quite a bit larger than the P 38.... More like the P 50
The pineapple bits looked like tar.😂😂
can opener was called a P - 38
I've heard mostly Army soldiers refer to it as that. TFW, Robert.
We just called them P-38s
Let’s get this out on a tray… nice
in my day it was p-38
Served with the 101st 72 to 74. Ate c rations every week of in the field combat training. We new the can opener as a P38. One thing in the Army that worked. W
We called the can openers, "John Waynes." Don't know why, just what our drill instructors called them in boot camp. TFW and Thank you for your service, Ron.
My favorite C-Rat was the Ham & Eggs chopped as well. Those with a little hot sauce and you were in MCI heaven. I was Army 77-81, so we consumed all C-Rats in the field and when deployed. They got old quick, so you had to find ways to make em tasty. Those fudge rounds tasted medicinal even when fresh, so we saved a lot of them and gave them to the locals to make friends...sort of. Keep up the good work!
You gotta add Tabasco Sauce ... lots and lots of Tabasco Sauce!
P-38s
John Waynes in the USMC when I was in.........
When I was in (Army) back in 1981 through about 1986, we were still eating C-RATS until they were exhausted. I got out in '92. We didn't call them (the can openers) "John Waynes", we called them "P-38's". I much more preferred the C-RATS over the MRE's. Maybe the quality of the MRE's got better since but DAMN did they suck back then!! LOL..Turkey Loaf should have filled the can and be white!! I remember how you had to be at the front of the chow line to get the best pickins. Until the mess crew started turning the boxes upside down and you just had to grab and go. Spaghetti & meatballs was my fav! But then again, I was the guy that went back for seconds on the SOS in the chow hall!! Thanks for the memory.....
Timothy, I was right there with you as far as seconds go. I was on ship a few times during my 4 years and I couldn't believe my good fortune when I found out the Navy fed their guys 4 times a day! Breakfast, dinner, supper, and mid-rats (for midnight rations). I know I gained weight for the 2 months I was on ship. Never had a bad meal while on active duty. tfw!
@@MeAncient Yep! Ate a LOT of C-RATS in my time in. Never complained about a meal. Was always grateful when we got back to the base area and were able to enjoy a real, HOT meal in the mess hall. We were spoiled in the Field though, they gave us these blue heat tabs (divided into thirds for each meal) to heat the C-RAT cans. As the years went on, I became a RATT Team Chief and had a towed generator that I would put the cans on between the manifold and muffler that would rotate the can from the vibration. had a hot meal in 10 mikes!!
Been wondering for a long time why you didn't have a channel sir. So happy to see you made one!
Had to sell a few businesses and take care of a few things before starting another project. tfw!
@@MeAncient well good things come to those who wait. And since you've raised up two fine men with successful channels, im sure yours will be amazing too! Loving it so far!
That ham and eggs was MY favorite. The taste was great. The eggs were "green." I called it my Dr Suess meal. You know? Green eggs and ham!
I loved the ham and eggs menu item. Yes, I do know, "Do you like my green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam I am." TFW, Robert.
who needs the supermarket when you have MREs and C-Ration meals in your basment, the oldness gives it the taste
Hmmmmm?.?...... I don't know about that. :-)
GET OUTTA TOWN!!!! Me ancient!!! Good to see your face brother, love ya work man 💜💜💜
Remarkable overall condition!! Wow! What a treat this must have been!!
We got C rats in Basic in 1982. Tasted like dog food. We fought over the P-38s because we had a lot of thieves in training. They do make a P-51 btw, it's a little bigger.
Ace when you say 20-30 years it made me teared up. 😥 We need Me Ancient to stick around forever.
I kinda will, but not on 'this side,' Linda. Thank you for the sentiment.
this channel is gonna blow up.
its like witnessing a million subscriber channel at its beginning
We'll see! tfw
P-38
Can opener is a p-38