1945:THEY WERE A HEALTH HAZARD BACK THEN, ALSO

Tell those boys in uniform during WWII that they had to stop smoking and you would have gotten a hardy laugh. Smoking was just as dangerous to the health back then as it is today, but ask any combat WWII veteran how important that smoke was to his stressful surroundings and chances are he will recall the comfort he got from that pack of Phillip Morris, Chesterfield, Lucky Strike, or any of the countless brands of free cigarettes doled out by many generous organizations, including Uncle Sam, who included a little "four pack" of cigarettes in our C or K rations.