The young ones are pretty good eating, kind of like beef in flavor sort of between beef and squirrel (which kind of makes sense when you think about it). The old ones are just tough as shoe leather and your tire comparison is about right.
They do make good catfish bait.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
