Vietnam War field rations, were WW2 K-Rations still being used?

[Flying10uk]

Some time ago, on a documentary programme either on the radio or television, it was stated that WW2 produced K-Rations, that had been in storage, were still being issued to U.S. troops during the Vietnam war. It went onto say that the food contained in the tins was still perfectly good but that it was often a lucky dip as to what you got because the labels had often come off the tins. It was stated that vast quantities of K-Rations were left over at the end of WW2 and that the surplus was put into store, to be got out again for Vietnam. These rations were supposed to be sufficient to last the U.S. Army out until the end of Vietnam.

I was a little sceptical of these claims but I have no way of knowing if they are true or not. With a number of Vietnam veterans as Forum members I thought that this would be an ideal place to ask if K-Rations or some of the contents were still be issued during the Vietnam war? More generally, how was the food while serving in theatre? Was there sufficient quantity, especially while out on patrol, or were the wrong types of food being supplied? One of the problems of going out on patrol must be the weight of what you are carrying; could it have been packaged better?

Thanks for any information.

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