Vintage USA Meal Combat Individual MCI USA MRE cornbread toothpick)

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The desire of field commanders is to provide a high quality group meal as soon as possible

Sterilized Vetetables 210g

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Vintage USA Meal Combat Individual MCI USA MRE cornbread toothpick)The Meal, Combat, Individual or MCI was the replacement for the K ration used extensively in WW2 and shortly after. FOR DISPLAY and EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY! The MCI carried some traditions forward but also provided a simpler, compact, nutritionally balanced meal that included advances in canned food technology in the Korean war and Vietnam eras. The last MCIs were issued in 1977 1978, though first hand accounts state that some old stock was used