How Tootsie Rolls Saved the Troops

In 1950, a group of U.S. Marines fighting in North Korea got stranded without enough ammunition. They managed to get to safety, but only with the help of ... wait for it ... Tootsie Rolls. Imagine that!

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[plushtank]

“To show you the power of Tootie Rolls, I fixed this tank!”

[RedMo]

I bet a lot of kids were really disappointed on Halloween when they unrolled their tootsie rolls and found crummy old bullets instead

[ronaldmullis]

Soldier: Yeah we need a lot of tootsie rolls.

Pilot: Alright
*Pilot (to self): Let's prank them so hard lmao*

[ChimkenNugget]

"Grandpa, how did you survive the war?"
*"TOOTSIE ROLL"*

[ZBRO]

I thought they were gonna hide bullets inside the wrappers or something

[NicksStrengthandPower]

Anyone else pee on the side of the toilet at night so you don't make any noise?

[flamingwheel]

The leftover candy that wasn't necessary for repairs, was promptly eaten

[meddle]

"Ok Andrew, put on this Korean war helmet and stare awkwardly into the camera while you eat a tootsie roll."

[Kage_Okami]

I wish someone had been filming the reaction of soldiers opening ammo crates and finding actual tootsie rolls

[neroclaudiuscaesaraugustuse]

0:12 So good.
0:35 Where are the bullets?
0:49 That is so good.
0:54 Good as new.

[crosswire]

This miscommunication worked this time but could've resulted in many deaths

[natesturm]

I knew a man who was part of the Chosin Reservoir operations. He was a prominent boyscout leader and an extremely nice guy. Dude *HATED* tootsie rolls, even before his military service. But he admitted they tasted pretty damn good when they were the only thing to really eat and "stay mobile" at the same time. I now know why he said "stay mobile" now. He kept them assisting in vehicle repair a secret.

[MelonFelonies]

imagine saying “Sir, we’re about to die we need more ammunition” and getting tootsie rolls.

[devvydoesstuff]

Imagine the guy who sent them was actually new and forgot the code tootsie roll so he just loaded up a bunch in a box and dropped it

[perhapsYoYo]

The soldiers who decided to put tootsie rolls on the broken pipes:


ARTS & CRAFTS 100

[ali-gulo]

I can’t be the only one who thought they used them for bullets

[panzerfaust]

why did the military have massive supplies of Tootsie rolls ready for aidrop?

[polish_filipino]

The Goverment: **Looks around** **Sees Tootsie roll**
Let's code name it Tootsie roll

The Government: _aH cLeArlY tHEy jUsT wAnT ToOtSiE rOlLs_

[marion_roberts]

Meanwhile back at HQ.
Jeff: "Mike, where's our stash of tootsie rolls?"
Mike: *from across the room* " I hid it inside an ammo can."
Jeff: *Facepalm*