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

“But by the time we got those, the only set we had left to build was the mess hall that you walked into, which was part of the zoo lab,” said production designer Andy Nicholson.

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

He ended chauffeur-driven cars for top staff members, sold the presidential yacht, went to the White House mess hall for lunch with the staff and conducted town meetings around the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

The mess hall, gracefully festooned with flowers, streamers, and brightly colored ribbons, pulsed with celebration as the pilots and their wives gathered for the 187th birthday of the Marine Corps.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy