He was caught by the FBI, prosecuted by Army CID and was sentenced to ten years with a dishonorable discharge. He threw away thousands of dollars in benefits to sell chicken at a low sales price to crooks. Some crooks just want the gratification and don't think of the price they will pay if caught.

I was a cook on a tin can out of Norfolk, Virginia in the 60's. We didn't have anything worth stealing on that boat, but I could trade a large can of Navy Spam for a bottle of Cutty Sark or Jack Daniels any time.

I don't know if I can still get busted for that 60 years later.

But then I got to the money part of the story. Crazy.

During Harvey and its aftermath, those were often the only thing people had to eat.

MRE heist. I doubt George Clooney or Brad Pitt would be available.

He was busted down to Private for trading American cigarette rations for British rum rations.

He said it was a fair trade...