Original U.S. Early Vietnam War Meal, Combat, Individual "C Ration" Accessory Pack - Unopened Manufacture Type_New Made Items In January 1973

In January 1973

which was a white stripe added to the back of Officer's and senior NCO's

and captured intact the vital Schwammanauel Dam the next day

Today I really have something to write about

One side shows the WWII era Italian Fascist national flag

Original U.S. Early Vietnam War Meal, Combat, Individual "C Ration" Accessory Pack - Unopened Manufacture Type_New Made Items In January 1973Original Items: Only One Available. The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces from 1958 to 1980, when it was replaced by the Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE). Despite the new name, the MCI was still popularly referred to by the troops as "C Rations". The MCI was intended as a modest improvement over the earlier canned C ration, with inclusion of additional menu items to reduce