My Worst Day In Nam

[MORTARDUDE]

Beyond Horrible !!!!!!

Larry

Never ran into a case of beer that didn't have 2-3 cans that were sealed and intact but had absolutely no beer in them.Am I just "lucky" or did that happen with y'all too?

[Bill Farnie]

Griz ,
You are one sick (ham) mother!!!!!!
Even Charlie , when scrounging an NDP , wouldn't take the ham & mothers.

1CAVCCO15MED,

The beer didn't get better. Black Label was all I remember except for that one time at the MP Club at Evans with Pabst Blue Ribbon.

[David]

Originally posted by frisco-kid My seat in the back of the jeep was always a couple of cases of beer and a case of C-rats. Would also have some on ice in a meermy [sp] can.

Totally of subject I know but your post just brought back good memories. I had not thought about mermite cans in years. I guess it brings back good memories because they were always full of good food and they had the oddest name I had ever heard for any object.

Anyone know how the mermite can got it's name?

[DMZ-LT]

Mermites are rather large reptiles that live only in Navada. They are well insulated and live in deep craters near water. They volunteered after Tet 68 to become cans for the Army to help support the war effort. Their story can be found at www.keepit cool/hot.com.

[exlrrp]

Originally posted by 1CAVCCO15MED Did the beer get any better for you guys in the 101?

Beer? What beer? They brought beer and clean clothes out to the 101st once a month whether we needed them or not

james

[MORTARDUDE]

Good food in mermite cans ? What parallel universe were you in ?
LOL All we got was green-tinted "roast beef", potatoes made of saw dust, and other gross stuff...or was that just the 25th ID. But it was hot and you didn't have to use a P-38 on it. Of course our cook always managed to burn the coffee....

Larry

[bandito]

Is Carling Black Label still around?It was so bad we would add tomatoe juice ,tobasco sauce,or anything to it to try making it taste better-does anyone remember the huge fenced in beer field behind px at Camp Eagle?hundreds of cases of beer and 95% of it was Carling Black Label in those old rusting cans-everyonce in a while we were able to get Schlitz-it was one notch above Carling.

[waynechalker]

To all of you for the kind words about our convoy into Bastogne and trucker's in any war zone, Thank You!

The best part of all this is, after 35 years we found each other and plan to be together again this July at the Army Transportation Association Vietnam reunion in Colorado Springs. Welcome home to everyone, Wayne Chalker

[Dragon Lady]

Wayne,
From one of the tag-a-longs on this site, let me say...Welcome Home.
These are the best people to talk with and listen to. Their histories are so insightful. As I am sure yours are too. I look forward to reading your posts in the future.

DL