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Old 05-06-2008, 00:32   #1 (permalink)
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Does anybody know what the crescent on a box of C-rats stood for and its origins? I am interested in this since I have seen what most markings were, but not the crescent. Thanks
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Old 05-06-2008, 16:13   #2 (permalink)
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Isnt that the arabic red cross symbol?
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Old 05-06-2008, 23:30   #3 (permalink)
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Goes back many years used to belong to the Department of Commissary & Sustenance. The symbol ment an item for human consumption. It was used for A. Fast identification and B. For folks who could not read. This is a Black Crescent.
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Isnt that the arabic red cross symbol?
John you are thinking of the RED Crescent Islam's version of the Red Cross.
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Its still on MRE boxes. As far as I know it's been around since late 1800's.
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Able it dates back prior to the Civil War.
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Thanks everybody for helping me with this.
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