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100	1		_aRUTH Richard A.
245			_aHam and mothers: _bC-ration revelry and revulsion in the Vietnam war/ _cRichard A. Ruth
260			_c2021
520			_aThis article examines the relationship between American combat personnel and C-rations (MCIs) during the Vietnam War. It argues that these canned field rations helped grunts to endure the trials of deployment in three principal ways. The delight and dread generated by C-rations helped American troops to create shared wartime superstitions and battlefield mythologies; the ad hoc systems that units created to redistribute meal choices promoted group harmony and unit discipline; and some meals, such as ham and lima beans, acted as catalysts for venting anger or demonstrating jubilation that provided healthy outlets for stress.
650			_aVIETNAM WAR _xAMERICAN COMBAT _xUSA _xMILITARY _xHEALTH _xC-RATION
773			_aThe Journal of Military History: _gVol 85, No.4, October 2021, pp.1004-1028 (24A)
598			_aVIETNAM, ASEAN, USA, MILITARY, HEALTH
945			_i66864.1001 _rY _sY
999			_c40981 _d40981