What is United States military chocolate?
'''Military chocolate''' has been a part of [[U.S. armed forces]] rations since 1937, and is issued to troops as part of basic field rations and sundry packs. Chocolate rations served two purposes: as a morale boost, and as a high-energy, pocket-sized emergency ration. ==Other websites== * [http://www.hersheyarchives.org/Default.aspx?Page=RationDBar Hershey Archives &mdash; Ration D Bar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001133204/http://www.hersheyarchives.org/Default.aspx?Page=RationDBar |date=2018-10-01 }} * [http://www.hersheyarchives.org/Default.aspx?Page=TropicalBar Hershey Archives &mdash; Tropical Bar History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142140/http://www.hersheyarchives.org/Default.aspx?Page=TropicalBar |date=2018-10-01 }} {{food-stub}} [[Category:American food]] [[Category:Military of the United States]] [[Category:1937 establishments in the United States]]