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Originally Posted by Leatchy
Hey they were pumping cigarettes into them even faster. RJ Reynolds were only too happy to supply the US military with Camels for free. Check smoking rates after both WW1 and WW2, they skyrocket! Coca Cola and big tobacco, supply the military and manufacture a customer base all at the same time. Remember folks, cigarette and soft drink consumers exhibit amazing brand loyalty.
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And having worked in a couple of veterans hospitals, smoking related diseases among the old timers were extremely common, probably the top several admitting diagnoses. Since my experience goes back to the early 1980's it included veterans of both wars.