mess hall

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Another photo showed a grinning Kim sitting with Ju Ae at a table in the ship's mess hall, surrounded by uniformed marines eating instant rice meals.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Critics of the leasing program argued that Building 13’s prime location, architectural value and original function as a mess hall made it an ideal community building.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

While the cryochamber, mess hall and winding hallways mirrored the white colors we associate with “Alien,” the cargo bay and other darker areas posed a unique challenge to recreate.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Recently, I saw Denis in the mess hall and asked him one last question that had been gnawing at the back of my mind.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

“I did not join the Marines to stand in front of a blackboard,” Johnny Manuelito said as a group of us sat around together in the mess hall on our last day at Camp Elliott.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac