TIL that, during the Korean war, American soldiers gave the codename "Tootsie Rolls" to 60MM mortar ammo, ana in one occasion they were accidentally sent crates full of candy after their request for more ammo

http://koreanwar-educator.org/memoirs/szymciak/index.htm



Submitted February 13, 2015 at 07:33PM by Lvl100Magikarp http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vrkgr/til_that_during_the_korean_war_american_soldiers/