Sentence:  I heard several of the enlisted men make the statement that Company C had provided <WSD>hot mess</WSD> for fully a thousand men of other units during the second day of the recent drive in and around Cheppy and Charpentry. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; service of such a heated meal to soldiers.