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Big Country,

In addition to the machine gun you could have lubed from the fat in that ration, the Russians consumed huge amounts of "Lard Soup" during the winter months during WWII.

As you probably know, skin that has constant rubbing or contact or exposed to frostbite conditions begins to harden and form painfully deep cracks in abnormally cold weather.

Ginormous amounts of fats eventually get from the intestinal system to the top layers of skin. This prevents cracking of fingers and the heels of feet in subzero weather.

They were better men than I was, fighting in that shytte frigid weather.

Jack Lawson

Member, Sully H. deFontaine Special Forces Association Chapter 51, Las Vegas, Nevada

Author of the “Civil Defense Manual,” “The Slaver’s Wheel,” “A Failure of Civility,” “And We Hide From The Devil” and “In Defense.”

“When the lies become commonplace, people believe them as fact… and when that “fact” is what is printed and known by most people it becomes “The Legend” …the real truth is gone forever… and what is left is ONLY “The Legend.” Such is the case of enthusiastic Communist Ernesto "Che" Guevara, whose capabilities and record were a total fabrication and who was a failure as a human, a soldier and leader.”

Not my words… these words are from the guy in my SF Chapter who helped train the Bolivians to hunt down and kill this God-less evil human being. Any person who personally executes 12-year-old children has no soul. What Ideology does a 12-year-old have that condemns them to death at the hand of a freak like Guevara? Author Jack Lawson

From Jack Lawson… an American in 1RLI Support Commando and attached to Rhodesian “C Squadron” SAS Africa 1976-79

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NIdahoCatholic's avatar

Your smelly can has the word on it for caviar, "Ikra"

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