Original U.S. Vietnam War Era / Cold War Era Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits Dated “May - June - July 1962” - 13” x 8 ⅝” x 5 ¾” Italian Flags Rokuohsha (Konishiroku) Type 89

Rokuohsha (Konishiroku) Type 89

Each end has a gilt wire tassel with a red base

so the "cross" shape is hard to see

they all belonged to the same reenactor and was an officer impression that he had created

About $185 billion was raised for the war effort from the sale of bonds

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era / Cold War Era Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits Dated “May - June - July 1962” - 13” x 8 ⅝” x 5 ¾” Italian Flags Rokuohsha (Konishiroku) Type 89Original Items: Very Few Available. Fallout shelter food supplies came in the form of crackers, biscuits, bulgar wafers and carbohydrate supplement (hard candy). The shelter program goal was to stock 10,000 calories total per shelteree for the designated 2 week shelter stay. That amounted to a 700 calorie per day food supply to each sheltered person. The stocking of fallout shelters began in the early 1960's when DCPA procured 165,000 tons of shelter