I entered the Corps on 8 AUG 66, Being a skinny body (127 lbs) I had to eat every meal twice. Upon graduation I weighed 165 lbs, and was in the best shape of my life.
After reading about bad food in your news letter I was reminded of the poor food at my unit in Phu Bai, 3rd motors in march of 1967. I decided that I would rather eat C rations rather than risk eating there. One of the worst meals was the green liver that you needed a K-bar to cut. One of my fellow marines placed a potato on the 2×4 over the entrance to the mess hall that remained there until it was torn down months latter. I did 2 tours with 3 motors and weighed 127 lbs when I went back to the world.
I have attached a photo of the mess hall.
Cpl David Franz
Plt 2059 Paris Island
3rd Mt Bn, Charlie co 2nd plt