On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:20:48 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

John H
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In Korea, bananas were the hot item. The Koreans had a hard time getting bananas, for some reason.
Oh, cigarettes were always hot, but they were rationed there also. I used up my ration smoking the
damn things!
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My dads cousin who marched and shot his way through Europe said “old Gold” cigerretts were the hit ticked. An unopened pack of Old Gold was great bartering material. The locals didn’t smoke them, they traded them instead. Worth more than money...

In Vietnam, Korea, and Europe, Marlboros were the hot item. In Vietnam a trooper could throw a pack
of Marlboros over the fence and back would come a Marlboro box full of marijuana cigarettes - but
only 19 'cause that's all they could fit in the box.