File:Crations.jpg
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English: A United States Armed Forces, Combat, Individual ration (also called a C-ration). DaNang, Vietnam, c 1966 - 1967.
The meal comprised the following, from left to right:
NOTE: this picture shows two dessert cans, which was not regular issue. Military personnel often swapped cans from one another. The small cans were referred to as "B units," the "B" referring to bread items. The medium-sized cans were referred to as "D units," the "D" referring to dessert items. The large cans were referred to as "M units," the "M" referring to meat items. The cardboard carton is labeled "B-2" because the bread item was hardtack biscuits with cheese spread (unit B-2). The bread and cake are unopened in the photo because the photographer had not gotten to them yet. Each carton contained a complete meal providing approximately 1,200 calories (1200 kcal or 5,000 kJ), weighing 1.63 pounds and having a volume of 0.052 cubic feet. The items, which comprised the photographer's meal for that day, are arranged on an improvised table consisting of the shelf of a three-sided sentry post (the photographer's sentry post), against three sides of which sandbags are stacked. The sentry stands inside, under the corrugated tin roof, and uses this shelf for holding, resting against, or eating on. The sentry post was located at the "bomb dump," which was located across the airfield west of the Da Nang Airbase. Looking out over the shelf, the airstrip of the Da Nang Air Base is visible; behind it was the bomb storage area on the west side of the air base. This was a post the photographer often got and there was little to look at or do, so he often took photos to occupy his time, as well as to let people back home know about my daily routine, and to remember what it was like years later. Within this series of shots one can find a photograph of a complete "guard shack": www.Flickr.com/photos/23056599@N00/146223259 The can of franks and beans, like most similar "M-unit" canned meat units, was probably warmed on the manifold of one of the Kaiser Jeeps that the photographer's area patrols used. About 30 minutes prior to "chow" time, the patrol would visit the stationary posts and the guards would punch a hole or two in the tops of their lunches and place them under the hood of the Jeep. When the patrol returned they had a hot meal. U.S. military personnel also used to exchange pieces of the meals with each other. Each troop had their favorite items, so some of what is shown could be from another C-Ration meal, although the photographer does not think so. Photo taken in the Air Force Security Forces (Air Police) area of the Da Nang Air Base in Da Nang, South Vietnam. Photo taken with a 35mm still film camera. The photo was slightly color corrected and lightened from the original using Adobe Photoshop. |
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or 1967 date QS:P,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/23056599@N00/98795072/ |
Author | Paul Mashburn (Flickr user: Mushy's Captures) ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/23056599@N00/ ) |
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Orientation | Normal |
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Horizontal resolution | 475 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 475 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 7.0 |
File change date and time | 16:08, 6 July 2008 |
Color space | sRGB |