"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:21:02 -0500, "Jimbo" >
> wrote:
>
>> A John Wayne is a can opener that was included in K rations in WWII. Also
>>called a P-38....
>
> Interesting. I'm retired Army, have been carrying a P-38 since 1966, and
> I've never before heard it referred to by that name.
>
> During my Army years, and in multiple tours in Vietnam in particular,
> calling something a "John Wayne" would not have been a compliment.
>
> -- Larry

According to Wikipedia, it was the Marines that called it John Wayne.
Jim



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