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The Connoisseur of C-Rations

By | September 9, 2026

[September 9, 2026]  Pound cake was my favorite.  In the summer of 1983, I attended the Infantry Officer Course at Ft. Benning, GA.  As part of this 200-man training company, one Second Lieutenant was known to us all as the connoisseur of C-Rations. Two hundred “second looies” (or “butter bars” as they are better known) were a sight… Read More »