6 Bygone Chow Hall Classics That Helped Shape the US Military

I've eaten most of these...

Life wasn't always jalapeño cheddar packets and chocolate fountains in the Air Force dining facility. In the days before chicken tendies, American troops had it much, much rougher at mealtime. Some of the food that came from U.S. mess halls is still remembered (and sometimes reviled) even 50 years later. Still, even the most notorious meals helped shape the armed forces, their culture and, in many ways, the United States itself. Here are just a handful of those classics.