The 16-Year-Old Who Invented Tootsie Rolls and Saved 12,000 U.S. Troops

[@Marshcreekmini]

Point of clarification: 60mm mortar rounds don't have a "code name" of Tootsie Rolls. They come packaged in dark brown thick cardboard tubes that look like Tootsie Rolls, so that is what the containers are called by troops.

[@parrotshootist3004]

so unofficial code, or nick name.

[@Alpha0727]

So, I am guessing the radio operator in the field relayed to command that they needed “Tootsie Rolls” and Command sent the order to the QM instead of to JMC.

[@crunchysoup8515]

@@Alpha0727 yes i heard this story a couple years ago and i believe it they radioed for tootsie rolls which was military slang for the mortar rounds at the time but the receiver took it literally and actually sent them tootsie roll candy

[@joejacko1587]

@@crunchysoup8515 i can't even imagine the look on their faces when they opened the boxes to find tootsie rolls

[@TheHemer812]

@@joejacko1587 they were probably like 👍 were dead! Until one genius combat engineer was like I can work with this!

[@natfoote4967]

I remember reading about this in a history class. The weather around the Chosin Reservoir was so brutally cold it was dangerous to warm-up wounded men as that would increase their circulation and cause them to bleed out. A cold front from Siberia dropped the temperature to below negative thirty. This is why the confection worked as a patch for fuel tanks and lines. At that temperature caramelized sugar hardens to something resembling two-part epoxy. Any kid who has tried to eat a cold Tootsie Roll knows this.

[@jerryalbus1492]

It was harder than a rock not to mention hard to mold if it's right out of the freezer. Part of the reason I hated Tootsie rolls; I can't eat it cold

[@Louis-qi1gz]

And whuld stick your teeth together like glue 🤐

[@dukecraig2402]

When it started there were 47 Navy Corpsmen (Medics), when it was over there was 3, I knew one of them through his step daughter and her husband, he was a MOH receipt.

[@rrrzz8346]

That's a great addition to this story, NOW it makes sense ! Thank you Mr. Foote.

[@spaceman3269]

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[@lefroy1]

The Army bit starts at 8:16

[@Cassanova23]

Ty

[@heckell4181]

I learned about this on Halloween.

[@jjones9822]

Ten minutes too long for ya?

[@wyattsprague2218]

Thank you

[@glenncordova4027]

Thanks

[@hydroxyl5130]

As a child, I lost a molar to a tootsie roll. Good times.

[@thegreatprofessorpotato8926]

I lost my upper jaw to a tootsie roll

[@GamerGoonMC]

I lost the left side of my mouth

[@Rubidium01]

I lost my lower jaw

[@okayokay9569]

I lost my entire body.

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

Tootsie Rolls, and Sugar Daddies I would NOT eat those 2 if I was moving teeth! Cause I would be too scared to pull my teeth out.

[@derekbowbrick6233]

Tootsie Rolls, pulling more teeth than most dentists.

[@jimmylim5015]

As a veteran, I salute this unsung hero... Wished he didn't take his own life to witness the feats of his labour

[@Bareege]

I am in my seventies now, and I remember the soft texture of the Tootsie Roll. At some point in time, they changed the formula, and eating a Tootsie Roll was like chewing plastic.

[@Anenome5]

Aha!

[@jeffarcher400]

Bet it's high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar.

[@michellemohr1433]

I remember them being soft too

[@Visiorary]

When they are fresh, or warm they are chewy. They get pretty hard over time.

[@rolls_8798]

Not sure how they taste, but we definitely have a few lollies here in australia which seem to be about the same, in both firmer and softer varieties. pretty good. the hard ones make you salivate a ton

[@bobjackson4720]

As a poor British kid in the fifties, I once visited my uncle a former UK soldier with friends in the US military. He used to visit Chicksands in the UK where the US military had a base. Long story short, he gave me a Tootsie Roll, I couldn't believe it, it was the best sweet I had ever tasted.

[@marypritchett1267]

Bob Jackson ur cute!

[@hope4ourfallen]

😊That was a nice story to hear, thank you for sharing that❤️ Side note.. When I was assigned to Germany, my squad leader was a dark skinned Sgt who met a little kid that came up and asked his wife if she tasted like chocolate😂...I thought he was playing with me, but his wife replied with a giant smile NO...it was the cutest thing she ever had happen to her😊 The kid musta been like 4 or 5 and asked to lick her arm😄The poor parents were mortified, but my Sgt and his wife thought it was cute as cute could be, because the kid was so sincerely curious 😄❤️❤️❤️

[@timhoran3887]

Good at removing fillings to ..... Don't ask .....lol

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

@@hope4ourfallen This is the coolest story to dismantle the wokey-wokey section. An innocent child asking an innocent question and the "dark skinned" people are happy.

[@johns9652]

@@hope4ourfallen I'm a White dude married to a Black woman, and my mixed kids love telling strangers they meet that I am Darth Vader... because I went to the Dark Side. It is both embarrassing and cute at the same time, and I have given up telling them not to do it, cause they don't listen anyway. I've told them that I relate more to Han Solo anyway, because we both married our Princess, but they still do it.

[@minacapella8319]

A story both extremely sad and extremely happy simultaneously. I wish it didn't have to end this way for Leo but I'm glad his invention saved lives in multiple ways.

[@jeremygarst394]

It didn't have to end that way. That's why it's sad.

[@minacapella8319]

@@jeremygarst394 agreed and it shouldn't have come close to ending that way for him

[@CaptNumbNutz]

And now I know why my mother loved these candies so much and tried to impress upon me how great they were. My grandfather never spoke much about his service in the Korean war, but I believe that these candies were one thing he bonded over with his daughter. Neither his daughter my mother nor I his grandson were fully aware that this little piece of chocolate in his rations was likely one small thing that kept him from freezing to death near Chosin. Whether that be because of it's caloric value or because it's a small piece of chocolate hope, I may never know.

[@brucebehner4142]

Great story, may never know, like a tootsie pop!

[@geometricart7851]

very true! I bet that cartridge full of toosie rolls were worth their weight in gold in the Korean War.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Leo would have been proud of his creation if he knew Tootsie Rolls saved many lives

[@ShortStop_Productions1992]

Yea

[@deathkiller3743]

My grandad (97 now as of 2022) was in the battle referenced here. I'm always glad when I see people talking about the Tootsie rolls as it's his favorite story to tell to this day (along with the star of chosin of course)

[@peter8488]

I use to eat Tootsie rolls during the war in the middle east, little bit of home.

[@vivian2217]

Thank you for your service and glad you had something that reminded you of home.

[@Jahalang82]

I'm 40 and still love tootsie rolls. Everytime I send candy to Vietnam, I always send a bag of hundreds of the pops in all the flavors, the young kids love them.

[@robertrobert7924]

As a Candy Broker, my father was also inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame. I still have the plaque he received.

[@Thizzamajig]

Your father wore a dress and shoved things up his tootsie

[@geometricart7851]

Nice what candy did your family make?

[@robertrobert7924]

@@geometricart7851 We did not make candy. We were factory representatives for numerous candy manufactureres like Peter Paul Mounds and Almond Joy, York Peppermint Patties, Goldenberg Peanut Chews, Goetzes Caramels, Just Born Jelly eggs, Rhodda marshmallow Peeps, Sweetarts and Pixy Stix, Bobs Mint Balls and Candy Canes, etc. We sold to Grcery chanins, Drug Chains, Wholesalers, and Vending Machine Operators. Our territory was Baltimore, Wash. DC, Maryland, Delaware, Northern VA, and a few wholesalers in the panhandle of WV.

[@Thinginator]

I misread that as “plague” and was horrified, but that’s actually quite a sweet story ;)

[@acetech9237]

That so awesome!!

[@patrickmurray9409]

Spam was another product that saved lives , during WW2 we sent tons of it to different countries an our territories. The history is still there. Many of them think of spam as a cultural icon. Especially Hawaii.

[@spannaspinna]

It’s big in Okinawa japan also

[@SatumangoTheGreat]

And Korea apparently...

[@gretafortenberry5285]

My husband loves Spam to this day. He eats it right out of the can. I can't stand it especially the smell. But I guess if you think it is good is all that matters. I did fry some in different stages....from slightly cooked to almost burned....and still don't like it. I ate little bits in each stage. The more over cooked it was the better it was...but not enough to try it a second time.

[@flautalee3090]

I ate a LOT of Spam at Girl Scout Camp in the 1960’s.

[@michaeledwards4715]

$20.00 a week to buying tootsie rolls for work ! Welders need this stuff! It's truly an American icon of good tasting stuff ! Zing energy !! And coffee! Mike Edwards Crowley Louisiana

[@waterheaterservices]

Yes! 😋

[@sheekaloca]

One time my brother played a prank by putting an unwrapped tootsie roll on the floor so it would look like the dog left a present. By the time I saw it, the dog was eating it and my brother had to take it away from her. The joke was on him. Wow, that dog was mad. She was a Chihuahua and had a temper.

[@okayokay9569]

W dog

[@billymadison8036]

🤣

[@kensanity178]

I was on a trip with my dad once when I was young. The car went over some rocks and we started smelling gas. A rock had made a hole in the tank. My dad took a tootsie roll, chewed it up a little, then mashed it onto the tank covering the hole. It stopped the leak. He called it a 'field repair', but 3 years later the tootsie roll was still in place covering the hole.

[@janaburritt6939]

Hahaha that's a great story 😁

[@Enid446]

Wow

[@somerandomfella]

You'd never think that candy was so lucrative but the Mars family are one of the richest.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

Everyone likes candy...mass appeal...and everyone can afford some. Find something everyone needs or wants, but is within everyone's price range, and you could make a fortune.

[@rebelbecky276]

A prepper tip: I found out by accident that Tootsie Rolls never go bad. I had gotten some Tootsie Rolls for Halloween and didn't use them up and put them away. A few years later during a move I found them. I was going to throw them out but then curiosity made me try one. It was hard as a brick at first but then in my mouth it started to soften up. It was delicious just like new. I keep some in my bug-out bag and long term pantry. I also keep some in the car in case my sugar count drops.😉

[@diffened]

Watch out in the car. They do melt into a messy goo.

[@chrismaverick9828]

This is fairly true. I think Steve1989MREinfo has had a few 30+year tootsies, and I KNOW I've had a few that were probably 10+ that were in rations.

[@darkcat5649]

My friend in high school would use tootsie roll’s to help ease rubbing where her braces met her cheeks she’d break a piece off and put it where the braces rubbed her cheek creating a barrier between the metal and her cheek

[@tsarbomba1]

Microwave it. :30 at Power 3 works for me.

[@kf4293]

Just stick it in your pocket for about five minutes. Once warm, it'll be soft. 😁

[@guyindiman8701]

If only they could manufacture Tootsie Rolls in such a manner that they do not resemble Doggy Doo-Doo. But, alas, 'tis not so.

[@abntemplar82]

i retired from the Army in 2005, as of then Tootsie Rolls were still one of the better treats in our MREs. this story is just so very cool.

[@crapphone7744]

A sad end for an active mind. It is too bad Leo did not have friends who could help him.

[@GeorgeSemel]

And then there was Theo Kojak "who loves you baby" and his signature tootsie pop. So ablily played by Telly Savalas.

[@Fast_Eddy_Magic]

"Crocker!!!"

[@stargazeronesixseven]

Thank You So Much Leo Hirschfield for inventing Tootsie Rolls that saved so many lives in times of great need! May Leo Hirschfield be Blessed to a Better World & Realm ...

[@cuzz63]

My grandfather was born in 1911. He would carry tootsie rolls on him when I was a kid and hand them out to us.

[@josiahesquivel1487]

So I’m basically eating a life savor

[@martenkrueger8647]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joshuacheung6518]

That's a different trademark

[@falseofdoom7919]

Good one.

[@thomasblanchard6778]

Good pun--Savor the life sav"or"

[@patrickjorda5523]

Actually it's a snitching lil girl...

[@thegreatprofessorpotato8926]

Poor guy, made one of my favorite candys.

[@kennethwalsh8804]

You are quite correct, to say the War, started in 1939. But that was in Europe. The USA, only came into the War, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour, on 7th Dec 1941.

[@stevek8829]

More like 1937, Japan invaded China.

[@radfatdaddy4169]

Actually. The US officially entered the war in 1941. The US had actually been fighting the war since 1936 in unofficial combat groups, espionage, and supply.

[@sluggo5260]

@Kenneth Walsh....Did you ever wonder why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?

[@majorhawker4776]

I believe they have served in every War since WWI as well. I know we had them in Desert Storm.

[@tomtroy3792]

I'm craving for a Tootsie Roll after watching this

[@dwightdodd3734]

freakin delicious !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joeyterrill1721]

Same

[@EvilPaladin11]

I'm not much of a fan of Tootsie Rolls, but I could definitely go for some right now.

[@Single.White.Female]

I've always thought Tootsie Rolls were disgusting, but I'm so glad they made someone's day better.

[@joshuahutchings558]

Me too. Except weirdly I like them in tootsie pops. They're quite gross to me on their own.

[@johnstark4723]

This is hilarious because back in the late 70's early 80's we used tootsie rolls to plug up the radiator in our demo derby car. Got second place thanks to them at one demo derby. We also used the stuff they had in older cars to hold the windshield in. The tootsie rolls worked much better however.

[@timhoran3887]

Me too ....lol

[@timhoran3887]

Also bubble gum worked good to

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

during the war we would patch our wounds with moisten tootsie rolls and pack the howitzer with boxes of tootsie rolls. the enemy did not have a chance...................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...just kidding

[@BlazinRiver1]

So let me get this right. Tootsie Rolls are the Duct tape of candy?

[@johnstark4723]

@@BlazinRiver1 yup, at least for leaky things 🤣

[@texasww6853]

Soldier: Doctor I’m shot! Doctor: here eat this Tootsie roll!

[@chrismorse2096]

I love to learn history with such colorful stories

[@jamesslick4790]

I Love "Tootsie Rolls"! (I consume WAY more than I should, LOL.) I never knew the sad end of the inventor of something that's given me pleasure over the decades. 😢Here's to you, Leo! 👍👍

[@thatssoe1269]

Great documentary I appreciate your research & time to put out content.

[@wtywatoad]

Whatever it is I think I see, becomes a Tootsie Roll to me🎶🎵

[@LAUS-DEO-HAWAII]

THANK YOU FOR THIS STORY. I HAVE EATEN THIS CANDY MY WHOLE 79 YEARS. WHEN I EAT MY NEXT ONE, I WILL THINK OF LEO.

[@coloradostrong]

Understandable, but as the married widow drowned, the propane tank sang to the porpoise. When the helicopter proposed lunch, the propeller saw the midnight daylight yesterday at you. Laughingly, the robin gasped, while moonbeams ate marshmallows inside the deer. Aware of pencils, aroma heard floor tiles selling whales. Branded as lost is the umbrella, as it elopes at tires. Wherein the thesis seams chicken openly, it only missed the elevator by rainfall. Quietly, fires argue as to when the crow sounds popcorn afternoon today. Heavy borrows irrigate crime with ice cream whelps instead of Krylon drips. Obviously, if there is no spillage, the cooling structure ought to be checked immediately.

[@nadtheamazing3865]

Great story, super inspirational! Keep it up!

[@jokestermasteroflaughter7754]

I love this story and is one of the reasons I love this candy

[@Norm475]

Unfortunately, the tootsie rolls have gone the way of most things today. Maybe it is just me but they just don't have the same great chocolate taste of 70 years ago. Probably using synthetic chocolate.

[@VerdeMorte]

It's the corn syrup, they replaced the sugar in many sweet products all through out the 60's to 70's

[@heckell4181]

Are there people that don't like Tootsie Roll? When I was a child it was decided that the plural of Tootsie Roll was Tootsie Roll. "A bag of Tootsie Roll" I would say Tootsie Roll circle R brand. It is very nice.

[@allialias]

Tootsie Rolls won't taste good anymore. Leo, my heart goes out to you and your wife. God Bless.

[@ak0e]

One Halloween when I was a kid they came out with the fruity flavored ones (they could've always been there, but it was new to me). Those were awesome and it seems hard to find them except around that time.

[@man3ajmi209]

and we thought candy cant get any sweeter

[@waynecory6101]

One of my favorite candy. Thank you for the story of how they were made.

[@scottconlon5124]

God bless America. RIP BROTHER

[@Mike1614b]

I've got Tootsie Rolls in my candy bowl right now

[@MichaTheLight]

Beautiful but very sad story.

[@ShenDoodles]

I didn’t expect the dark turn regarding Leo. Poor guy, if only he knew what he would cause by his very indirect actions.

[@TundeEszlari]

You are a very good videographer.🙂❤

[@floppaplatinum5386]

I swear to god that all candy saves everyone in war.

[@pizzalover5248]

It took me 17 years to find out tootsie rolls were taffy, not straight chocolate 🤦‍♂️

[@nssupremacy_4281]

weird chocolate but I accept

[@neverstoplearning7214]

Yes

[@feralbluee]

only 17 years? i’m 77 and i bet most of us didn’t know that LOL😂🍬

[@Pengu1nMeister]

I see you used a clip from Lofty pursuit at 1:27 they are truly awesome at making image hard candy.

[@kellynolen498]

yeah i though so too but i looked through the sources and couldnt find a credit :(

[@joeanderson8839]

Great history lesson. They should teach it in schools all across America.

[@vivian2217]

I agree ❤️

[@padraig5335]

Have you not gotten the memo yet? Nothing positive about America is taught in schools.

[@kevinfreeman3098]

They did in my school, guess it just depends on how much one pays attention... I'm also a combat veteran that comes from a long line of proud service men and women, so I may have paid a bit more attention than others, I also believe my history teacher lived those lessons that were taught, first hand and won't read those in your average textbook, do they even still have those these days?

[@antarahmoody575]

Nope. Critical Race Theory is more important. Tootsie Rolls are racist!🙄

[@rolmodel12.]

"Cotton candy, Sweetie go. Lemme see that, Tootsie Roll." 😉

[@JakkiPi]

I want to hear the lesser known story of how the war was ended with a bag of Pop Rocks.

[@ernestpaniagua1210]

When I was in the US Army we still called mortar rounds tootsie rolls

[@jamesperkins2552]

How did 10000 soldiers get holes in all of their fuel lines all in the same location?

[@brianmcsorley3229]

@ James Perkins : I heard it was truck radiators . (maybe more likely ?)

[@hectorportillo1906]

I eat tootsie rolls with kids in Afghanistan during a firefight. They got caugh in the middle, were terrified. I gave them tootsie rolls from my MRE and extras I had. They loved them and calmed down.

[@lea7rsi]

HQ: Are you sure that you want a Tootsie Roll? Soldier: Of course! Our lives depend on it! HQ: copy that ...

[@My5t3ry991]

I cannot believe that the candy I enjoyed when i was a kid were this historical and sentimental. 😔😔 I wish they sell it again here in Philippines.

[@chrisslowey7702]

This was a great story, I appreciated its value. Thank you for this.

[@aweausta2814]

Huh, so that's what in the center of a Tootsie-Pop.

[@writeonthesky1951]

Guy on the radio: we need Tootsie rolls Guy on command post sends candies Moral:u get what u ask, ask wisely

[@kenlandon7803]

Thank you Leo, I hope you were rewarded in the life after this one.🤗

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

How do you send Tootsie Rolls instead of bullets? They're both deadly but one is quicker than the other.

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

Bureaucracy

[@bucketmonkeys]

Because they stupidly shared the same codename.

[@sardomarcrowe5723]

Serial number error I imagined...

[@stevecooper6076]

Death by tootsie roll doesn’t sound so bad compared to death by bullets. Give me a tootsie roll any day. lol

[@Shabaka87]

Supply NCO was probably high

[@louisbecker5941]

... the primitive version of 'J.B. Weld'... 😄

[@nerfherder4284]

What a tragic and amazing story. I love Tootsie rolls, best candy ever!

[@chittumboy88]

Captain I think if we melt this candy we can probably apply it to the gas lines. Everyone Looks at him like hes crazy But then very impressed when they're driving home lol

[@heatherj9679]

Just imagine Kid: Mmmmm tootsie roll Also kid:I wonder the history

[@mogulmove]

L lnnjl

[@Fast_Eddy_Magic]

Kid asks for a Tootsie Roll...gets a mortar shell.

[@1sigmamale8818]

Semper fi, they still come in mre's today❤️

[@PyroMancer2k]

The most amazing thing about this story is a company actually rewarding a creative employee. Now a days they would have demanded the full patient. And for making new products that earn the company massive success would have earned him a $25 Gift card and good job from manager.

[@cloakstormsoldier5799]

I remember in second grade we got random candy for A’s on Quizes and Choice candy for A’s on tests. Teacher only let us have Tootsie Rolls or the King tier Jolly Ranchers. Every time I would get Tootsie rolls I’d be upset (I’m not a big chocolate fan) but how disrespectful of me. Tootsie Rolls saved America in a a way and the inventor offed himself. I feel bad now

[@CulinaryLore]

The thing to realize is that The Post Exchange Section had brought a lot of merchandize into Hagaru, including a surplus of Tootsie Rolls and cookies, because they thought a base would be established there. The had nowhere to put all this stuff so tootsie rolls were sent to the troops in large amounts. So, getting tootsie rolls was nothing unusual and they did become popular with troops. Better than a c-rat, by far. Making "Tootsie Roll' the code name for artillery shells seems like a bad idea when the candies are being shipped around gratuitously. It was not unusual for them to be used as temporary repairs for busted radiators and such.

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

Mmmm... Tootsie rolls

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

I have some right now, they're one of the cheapest candies.

[@agaragar21]

Thanks for 10 minutes of Fluff and 4 minutes of the "actual Story "

[@stevecharman8420]

When you said the "candies provided much needed nourishment , and more importantly, helped the troops evacuate..." I thought you meant they were an excellent laxative!

[@KitchenWizard]

I loved this item. You made this more attractive. Kudos to you. Stay connected. 😍👍😋💚

[@janiyawest7023]

Tootsie Rolls are still one if the candies included in US MREs.

[@ShadeRaven222]

8:30 the story starts here.

[@jonimcdougall7624]

Poor guy made millions for so many others

[@topacific836]

The Soldier: What do you mean I sent the wrong supply? I sent you the tootsie rolls AS you told!

[@BureauATF]

Okay...? But where's the part where the Toosie Rolls saved the lives of thousands of Marines? Is it because they put a Tootsie Roll in their rations...? Because somehow I feel like that's a bit of a stretch...

[@theone8189]

Great for taking out dental fillings too. Dentists love them.

[@susear5939]

Cotton candy or candy floss was invented by a dentist. They know how to keep the business going.

[@dmoore5120]

Sugar Daddy (mentioned above) even stickier ...

[@1ynnical]

@@dmoore5120 what..

[@csmink]

My folks sold TRs in their drugstore. As I recall, at one time (mid-50s), the little ones were 3 for a 2 cents. I was scandalized when they went to a penny a piece. The big TRs started at a nickel. Real chocolate in the candy - real copper and nickel in the coins. 🎉

[@vernonwallace154]

A great. Man who made the most of his life

[@ericcarabetta1161]

6:43 I love the, writing a "BANKRUPT" check for $0,000.00.

[@Orgruk]

9:00 Tootsie Rolls used to patch holes in fuel lines. You're welcome.

[@imjustthere9343]

1:25 I can imagine him being in a corner with a trench coat going around to kids saying, "you want the good stuff right?"

[@julsg4329]

I’m watching as I’m eating tootsie rolls

[@christinebravomom5711]

Leo arrived legally and had to make his own way, which is probably the way almost all of our immigrant ancestors got here.

[@rozzgrey801]

To the tune of We Built This City; "We fixed our fuel lines with Toot-sie Rolls!"

[@grandmagrace9453]

🤣🤣🤣. .On Tootsie Rolls

[@annexgroup6878]

They even made a rap song about this candy. That's when you know you've officially arrived.

[@samuels1123]

Effectively 'Sugar Bread' taffy filled with air bubbles baked to expand them into a chewy treat, a compact source of sugar, can be reheated to serve as emergency patch

[@hans5130]

It blows me away how any one can eat such a thing. My brain is different than most

[@AlexKarasev]

Pretty insane, with lives on the line, asking for a type of ammo by its slang name & getting exactly what you asked for. This must be in every military logistics & communication handbook.

[@vennom14]

Love the story, 1st time I heard it was in the Marine Corps Museum.

[@Angie2343]

The world looks mighty good to me 'Cause Tootsie Rolls are all I see Whatever it is I think I see Becomes a Tootsie Roll to me