MREs for Refugees
2001 September 24
Dr. Bill tonight suggested that the U.S. should use a method of distributing food to refugees that Wattenburg pioneered during Desert Storm—dropping small items of food wrapped in plastic from 10,000 feet (instead of huge loads by parachute). [The original article appeared on the front page of the SF Chronicle on April 2, 1993.] I ran to the store to do a little research, and found these items that could be air dropped in such a manner, labeld clearly with the words “USA” and the American flag:
- Lipton Rice & Sauce
- Uncle Ben’s Rice
- Knorr Skillet Potatoes
- Idahoan Potatoes
- marshmallows
- chocolate chips
- bagged nuts
- potato chips
- tuna
- bagged dried fruit (rasins, prunes, apricots, cranberries)
- bread (including small packages of Boboli)
- beef jerky
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