Various Rations and Equipment from 1990’s

Breakfast / Lunch package, Water Bottles, Tube of peanut butter, cookies, chiclets, lifesavers. These individual packs were carried by the soldiers for use during combat or periods in which feeding in rear areas was not possible. Many of the dinner/lunch items were in pouches with separate compartments that, when squeezed, would heat the food in the adjacent compartment.

Classification
Equipment
Era
1946 – 1999 Late 20th C.
Location of artifact
Case 34 Food Rations

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