Best Combat Rations Ever
My favourites of all time were the Argentinian rations that were liberated from one of the iso-containers lying on Stanley race course at the end of the Falklands war. During the first days of peace, these ration boxes found their way over to San Carlos where they were gratefully raided for their contents. Of special interest were, the miniature Argentinian whiskey, pack of cigarettes and best of all tinned steak. This premium meat was perfect when placed in a mess tin to which was added some chopped potato, carrots, onions or even local cabbage and cooked in the oven of a peat-fired stove. Every box also contained a letter from an Argentinian school child addressed to 'an unknown Argentine soldier'. I still have one of these letters and a bottle of combat whiskey. I also have my bottle of Sunday Mirror Task Force Ale that is of course now undrinkable!
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