2 years in Vietnam, we always called the opener a P38

That brings back a helluva lot of memories, I was a 6 year old dependent, when we landed at Rhine Main AFB in 1967, each family was given 2 cases of C-rations when we hit the ground. I've still got my P-38 54 years later. Before we were issued ID cards we kids were given dog tags and yes I kept my P-38 on them until I got hair on my chest. The variety of the case, cigarettes, toiled paper, the matches, looking at this brings back such strong memories... Thank you.

Steve would have enjoyed one of those Menthols with a cup of instant coffee mixed with cocoa beverage powder.

You, Ace, and Micah always give me an appetite to eat when you’re eating 😂 thanks for the entertainment Sir🙏🏽 from Cape Town, South Africa 💪🏼

I ate C-rations in cans @Ft. Bragg, NC that had WW2 dates on them in 1968. My Father sold the first powdered cocoa to mix with water to the US ARMY when he worked for NESTLE in the 1940s. Four of my Uncles served in WW2. I had an Aunt who served in India.

I've heard stories about the Vietnam era C-ration from my Grandpa. It's cool to actually see one.

Fascinating bit of trivia: canned food was around for *decades* before the invention of the can opener.

2nd tshirt idea: “Always have a John Wayne”

The pound cake was awesome!

Thank you for your service bud. I love your channel

When we were first married we were both in the Army - I was in Special Troops Personnel at Ft. Dix and hubby was on a Nike Base south of Ft. Dix - we had very little money and hubby would bring C rations home from the base - he had learned what things to put together a meal when he was in Nam (66-67) Loved seeing your video - brought back memories.

When I was in the army we called those P-38s

I have my uncle's can opener from when he served. I love it and still use it when I go camping. I didnt know the hole was for your dog tags. Thank you for the info.

I would first like to say to all the gentlemen who served in Vietnam: Welcome Home, Second: Thank you for your service and dedication, you all have my Love and Respect..great video sir and although I have never served I have always kept a John Wayne on my keychain since I was a kid..in fact I have a p-38 and a p-51 for larger cans..I love old Military memorabilia so I really dig these videos!! God Bless!

P38 Can Opener my dad did 3 tours in the bush n rice. his fav part was the cigs and chicklets... only thing reminded of him at home, he came home as an E3, 68 to 71, thank you truly for your service, your the last of a man's generation.

Steve MRE watching this video… nice let’s get this on the tray

Pray that yall make it to the next video after eating some of that lmao

You know it's bad when the fly on your knee won't even sample the pineapple chunks.

My favorite C-Rat was the Ham & Eggs chopped as well. Those with a little hot sauce and you were in MCI heaven. I was Army 77-81, so we consumed all C-Rats in the field and when deployed. They got old quick, so you had to find ways to make em tasty. Those fudge rounds tasted medicinal even when fresh, so we saved a lot of them and gave them to the locals to make friends...sort of. Keep up the good work!

Those cigs look so cool. Not a smoker but the packaging is so vintage & cool looking

I carried a John Wayne on my key ring from when I was inducted in 1978 until the little hole wore through and I lost it about 20 years later. It served well as an emergency screwdriver too. I was kinda surprised at how attached I had grown to that little bit of metal.

Thanks MeAncient for making amazing videos for us

I was in the Marine Corps until 1969 and never heard to can opener referred to as a John Wayne. It was simply a called P-38 and I still have the same I carried in Vietnam. It's on my key chain right now. When I was in boot camp in 1965 the C-rations we were eating were date 1951.

Thank you for taking the time to do these reviews. They're so interesting and fun to watch.

Man that hat is vintage Af! Gotta be a collectors piece

I just realized that Me Ancient has a channel, and I can't wait for more. Being ex military, MRE reviews bring back memories, good and bad. Good to see you with your own channel, sir.

I just love how this videos are made. A lot of education and experience on each one! Thank you so much!

OMG whenever I hated what my mom was cooking, I'd go to my grandfather's house for MREs. He was letting me smoke those cigarettes at 7. I loooved them more than any of the ones that came after the 70s. When I had them they were all still within 3-5 years of their date. I can't believe they look somewhat normal now.

The can open was called a p38

Remarkable overall condition!! Wow! What a treat this must have been!!

This is exciting! Love seeing the relationship between you and your boys. God bless.

Your dads giving a real history lesson and he was cool but now watching this video he’s just way cooler. He has a great memory like it was yesterday

The can opener in the Army was the P38

Send some of that to Steve1989 !!!!

I served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. We called the can opener a “P38”.

this channel is gonna blow up. its like witnessing a million subscriber channel at its beginning

I never heard of the can opener called john Wayne, before when i was in vietnam we all called them ( P38 )

Great video keep it up👍

Great video. Enjoyed this trip through history. Glad you're documenting this. Subscribed. Thank you for serving our country.

That ham and eggs was MY favorite. The taste was great. The eggs were "green." I called it my Dr Suess meal. You know? Green eggs and ham!

Were you ever shipped out or did you just stay in the US. Regardless, you're a credit to the nation!

Been wondering for a long time why you didn't have a channel sir. So happy to see you made one!

When I was a kid, my dad brought home K rations from time to time. They weren't bad. When I served, we had C rations. When my artillery unit went on maneuvers, we would pack our cans in every crevice of our deuce and a half's engine. Hot meals every time. Every guy in my unit had a P-38 on their key chain.

I found an old Budweiser can half buried under a deer stand out in East Texas. Being half buried in the pine needles and faded sunny side up, it had a most delish bubbliness and taste to it. Was gonna save it but was thirsty walkin around the woods with my 30-30

Love this video. Looking forward to seeing all the other food packs!

Videos are great! Hopefully some Catch and Cooks!

Had one of those. Same time & date as the one in the vide3o. P-nut butter did not go bad. The rest swole up and oozed funky stuff. Actually I liked them in the field. Have the P-38 on my key chain. Helped to identify other vets over the years...

The joy that reliving opening these meals brings to you, brings joy to me too😃💙.

I'm so glad I caught Ace's post about this video or I would have missed a gem! You guys should do more MRE + catch and cooks!!

Ace when you say 20-30 years it made me teared up. 😥 We need Me Ancient to stick around forever.

When I was in (Army) back in 1981 through about 1986, we were still eating C-RATS until they were exhausted. I got out in '92. We didn't call them (the can openers) "John Waynes", we called them "P-38's". I much more preferred the C-RATS over the MRE's. Maybe the quality of the MRE's got better since but DAMN did they suck back then!! LOL..Turkey Loaf should have filled the can and be white!! I remember how you had to be at the front of the chow line to get the best pickins. Until the mess crew started turning the boxes upside down and you just had to grab and go. Spaghetti & meatballs was my fav! But then again, I was the guy that went back for seconds on the SOS in the chow hall!! Thanks for the memory.....

Glad I found your channel you and ace are my favorite like a home away from home watching your videos

Served with the 101st 72 to 74. Ate c rations every week of in the field combat training. We new the can opener as a P38. One thing in the Army that worked. W

We called those can openers p-38's.

GET OUTTA TOWN!!!! Me ancient!!! Good to see your face brother, love ya work man 💜💜💜

Love your channel Ancient I was the jeep driver for the mortar platoon of the Ist Battalion 32nd Armored Regiment 3rd Armored Division from 1978-80 It was still the c rat era When we got low on rations in the field it was my job to go get a couple of cases from supply Needless to say I had first dibs of my choice of the rats My favorite was the Beans with Meatballs in Tomato sauce because it tasted decent hot or cold Plus I always made sure to get a pound cake and a tin of jelly I would scoop out the top of the pound cake and fill it with the jelly I noticed you had a Beans with Meatballs in your case and I was hoping to see you check that one out! Thanks for your service Love your vids Chow down!!!

I truly admire how much time you spend with your son on your channel and his. My dad never really did much with me. He passed away about 13 years ago. Keep up the good work. I enjoy your videos and your appearances in Aces videos. Great father and son team. I have my own son now who is 14 and I try to spend every second I can with him doing different things. Times goes by way too fast man.

We called them P38’s!

Ham and eggs chopped were my favorite with Turkey loaf in 2nd place. I was with the 25th inf Division in the 3rd core tactical zone 1968.Thanks for a great video.

Love seeing your videos . I watch you and your boys all the time

My grandfather was sniper #326 in Vietnam

P-38 is your John Wayne can-opener. First seen after Pearl Harbor.

Contgrats On 5K Me Ancient Keep uploading!

I didn't see the heat tabs in this particular meal? Imagine cigarettes. I was in the Marines August of 74. They still had cigarettes at that time. Love the video thanks Semper Fi !

My c-rats. Still have my P-38, I got it in 1971.

I wish I had 30+ more years with my dad

Always appreciate you on the lad's channels. Didn't realise this channel existed. Good luck with it. Great content, love that you're not afraid to taste things like most

This one brings back memories of my time eating some of these in 1968 and 69 at Pleiku airbase! Thanks for sharing!

ahhh the flavor time capsule edition. Cheers!!! The pineapple can be used for Ace's next survival challenge to light a fire :) !!!! Yuck!

What? No ham and mother ******s? I thought everyone hated that one the most?

Another great video! Keep it up man!!!

love your videos, sir!

Cool video! You guys should've tried the coffee and hot cocoa 😆 maybe next time. Excited to watch more videos from you. God bless you 😁

We called those a p38

LOVE your videos Me Ancient can't wait for more. Keep on doing what you're doing.

Loved the C-rats my dad would bring home from maneuvers! Chocolate bar-tropical❤️

We called it a P38

I remember toilet paper being called John Wayne. Rough, Tough and don’t take no shit. 👍

That can opener is called a P-38. There may be different names for different sizes of them but that's what it is technically called if I'm not mistaken. I grew up using them and still do if I'm at my parents house because they don't have a regular can opener for some reason. My mother seems to do things the hard way. Its probably why she's such an amazing person. But yeah. Never heard them called John Wayne's but thanks for the little story why they call them that. One of the reasons I watch your videos is because of your great stories. Thank you. Keep up the good work guys. God bless you and God bless all that read this comment.

I'm an Army Vietnam combat vet who retired with 25 years of active duty service and I've never heard anyone refer to a P-38 as a John Wayne - it might have been a Marine term, though. To us, a John Wayne was a cookie in a can. Wouldn't I love to have some pound cake and sliced peaches!

Where the heck did you get those? We went downrange for a week in 1977, every case of C's was dated 1955 I think, we were told they came from Andrew old stock that the people at Ft. Sam Houston had gone through and determined what we got were all "Fit for Human Consumption", every box in every case for an Armor Battalion for a 5 day FTX was either Beans and Frank's or Beans, yum yum! After 3 days of C's for every meal, we got hot chow from the mess hall, Beans and Polish Sausage! I wonder who dumped the Beans on the CO'S jeep seat?

In the army the small can opener is called a P38 the larger variant is the P50.

Loved Turkey loaf. I shared it with my fiancé when we were engaged. I thought it would be a treat. She said it looked like cat food.

So, I saw you use the P-38. Really easy to use. Then, read the comments and how many fond remembrances people had. Although I didn't serve, but, was on mandatory selective service, I never got called up. I went online after this video and bought me some John Wayne's. Great vid.

In the Army we called the can openers P-38's, never heard the John Wayne reference, must have be a Marine Corps thing. I was in Vietnam 67-68, 4th Infantry Division.

How much for the cigarettes? I want to buy them to have as a showcase

Arrived in Vietnam with MCB 74, Charlie Co. in Sept.1970. Sent to the Mekong Delta. First 1-2 weeks were C rations made in 1963-64. Still have my P38 on my dog tag chain. You are a brave man if you like the ham and eggs. LOL.

I'm loving the videos keep up the good work.

who needs the supermarket when you have MREs and C-Ration meals in your basment, the oldness gives it the taste

Anything acidic - cuitrus fruit, apples, pineapple, tomato - will eat through the can and dissolve the metal.

Pops!

Grew up seeing your commercials around the Twin Falls area, now seeing your KZfaq content! Awesome stuff thanks for the info, and thank you for your service 🇺🇲

Can opener = P 38 for US Army Grunts. 1976-2006.

It's a P38 in the Army.

I was hoping for the best but holding my breath half the time. Sitting in suspense is an understatement but this was so much fun. Thanks guys!

Hey so happy to see you made a channel!

John Waynes? Not in the glorious US Army! That was a good old p38! I'm a 1976 soldier and I did get some cigs in some old ration boxes. still never did I see newports!

In Viet nam we called a P-38 if I remember correctly. cigarettes is where I learned to smoke for the first time sorry to say .Green eggs and ham .I remember dropping the can in a boiling water and hopefully retrieving the same or something else .our sea rats were from Korea era.the of my choosing was pall mall ❤thank god I quit just a few years later I don’t know why but we never saw were current dater C rats. by the way still have my dogs and my P-38

Theres no way i just stumbled across your account! Its about to be a great summer!🤞🏽👌🏽👌🏽

When I was a kid we would buy C-rations from an army surplus store. I always liked the chicken and noodles and Brunswick stew. The peanut butter was also always a favorite. We always called it a "GI Can Opener".