The nose knew

[Yadkin]

Army chow was bearable as long as I could keep the onions and garlic out of it. I cannot stand onions and I'm very sensitive to garlic. I can taste tiny amounts of it, like when they've cooked another dish with garlic before and don't wash the pan. If I get even a hint of it, I might throw up in my plate. This violent aversion may have saved my life: like our South Korean allies, the Chinese and North Korean troops lived on a diet of fish heads, rice, and garlic.

One night while on guard on the line, I caught a faint whiff of it coming from the direction of the enemy positions. I couldn't see anything, but I knew there was someone out there and they were coming closer. Once I sniffed them I could hear them, too. It turned out to be a patrol heading straight for our position. They were just the other side of a rise when I passed the word down the line. We were ready for them and stopped them in their tracks.

James Garner

[JRD77VET]

I had read about this a couple months earlier. Might have been in an article about actors and actresses who served in the military.

[DDSLT5]

James was quite the American. HUGE race fan and actual racing driver as well. Had his own team at one point. Cool mother****er! The world is a little worse now that he is gone from it.

[Louie Detroit]

Nothing like some fish heads with a little cold rice and rat meat while squatting in the bush.

[RMVette]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

James Garner

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Louie Detroit

Nothing like some fish heads with a little cold rice and rat meat while squatting in the bush.

That sounds as bad (almost) as the Omelette MRE that we lovingly called "The Vomlette."

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by RMVette

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Rockford Slide, he should have patented it!!