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Bob, I still catch myself calling it real milk on
occasion. All the time in Korea I'd save those little packets of
Dried Milk from my C-Rations until I had enough to put in my canteen
cup full of that clorinated water and mixed it until it was tolerable,
then I drank it down. Sounds silly now but back then anything Close to
milk tasted good. Will have to tell you about my first meal at Sasebo
(Real Steak, Real Milk, Real Green Veggies, Real Potatoes, and REAL ICE
CREAM!). But that's another story about that 2-hour- long savory
meal.
Jerry, Immediately taking the family back into the
mountains with no running water, an outhouse (slit trench?), and wood stove for
heat, makes it sound like you didn't progress too far after getting out and
wanted to show the family how rough it was over there! LOL (Just
kidding, Jerry, Sounds like a great way of gaining back those precious
hours of separation from your loved ones).
Bill
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:06
AM
Subject: Re: Vets, "Where Ya Been?"
Jerry, isn't it strange how we still use the term
"real milk" after more than 50 years? I think maybe maybe we missed milk more
anything else. I know I did.
Bob Dove
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:34
PM
Subject: Re: Vets, "Where Ya
Been?"
Bill
I went over on the
USNS Gen Weigel , shipping out of New Orleans . We were very growded and was
on that ship 30 days before landing at Hokkido , Japan .
Sure was good to
get off that ship after being on it all that time except for 4hours at
Balboa Panama Canal
Zone .
I came back on the USNS Gen Polk , landing
at the
Presido , in San Francisco then a ferry to Camp Stoneman at about
midnight . That was the first place any one treated us decent ,they took us
to mess halls at that late hour and fed us roast turkey
mashed
potatos ,gravey , real milk , then ice cream .
I'll never for get that .
From there I went by troop train to Camp Carson ,Colo . My wife and
two little boys was waiting for me at near by Colorado Springs . My
mustering out pay was $300 .
I Wanted to get away some
place and not see people
so we used most of the $300 to make the down
payment on a cabin in the mountains on 3 acers of vertical land . The cabin
had no running water , an out house and a wood burning stove for heat .
But we made it just fine
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Jerry
KW
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