[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

Back in the day, when C-Rations were the main meal of choice...the most hated one was the Ham & Lima Beans ration. Heated, this one was disgusting, eaten cold....well let's just say that if given the choice of taking on a grizzily or eating H&L, well Mr. Grizzily, two falls out of three?

Favorite joke passed around was that H&L was intended for prisioner interrogation, sort of "talk or we'll make you eat more!"

Of course, the H&L did have its usage. During on FTX we were "completely tactical", no lights, no radios, no fires, no visible signature. Normally, this is not a problem, but it was the middile of winter in Ft Hood, with a nice "norther" blowing and dumping snow and 15degree weather. Our fearless company commander had been a serious "pita" since his assignment to the company and it was decided to teach him a little lesson. The line platoons raided the CP after hours while the captain was at a meeting with the Bn CO, we left two cases of c-rations for the "midrats", knowing that only the captain would be indulging. And yes we took to time to load 24 Ham & Lima Bean meals.

When he came back and grabbed a charlie-rat, hearing the sudden outburst of cursing come out of the CP was music to our ears.

Let me guess he seem to have all the good c-rats before they distributed to the troops.

I am sure your units wasn't the only one to do this to a Company Commander that they didn't like.

So would this be during the same FTX that happen over the holidays or different one.