EU Visitor Notice: This Website Uses Cookies

This website uses cookies to improve user experience, to provide analytical data to better serve our visitors, and to serve advertising to fund our operations. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy.

Your preference will be saved for 90 days, or until you clear your browser cookies.

I DISAGREE

Learn More

How Tootsie Rolls Saved Troops

Link Comment

Theater Mode

Apparently, US troops sometimes use “Tootsie Roll” as code for mortar ammunition. At the Battle of Chosin during the Korean War, that code led to a darkly comedic mix-up that ended up being a serendipitous mistake.

Awesome Stuff: The Awesomer | Gadgets, Games & Geeks: Technabob | Cool Cars: 95Octane
Site Design & Content © 2008-2017 Awesomer Media / The Awesomer™
Visit our Friends at: Not Always Right