He doesn't look anywhere near that old!

MREs were mostly edible. The instant hot chocolate was the best anywhere and the cheese spread was occasionally pretty good. I used to barter for the Chicken a-la King because it was the only entree that seemed to have any vegetables whatsoever - usually about 3 or 4 peas. Obviously, the military was trying to save a lot of money on toilet paper and eliminate time people spent eliminating.

Tarheel: here's your Little Drummer Boy article (at the website of the Holland Sentinal, which I think is a newspaper in Michigan.)