This surreal 1956 magazine story predicted the soldier of the future - Here's what it got right
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An Army Magazine article from 1956 was circulating on Twitter recently, and it predicted what the soldier of the future would look like.
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In many ways, it was surprisingly accurate.
The author, Lt. Col. Robert R. Rigg, prophesized that these advancements - from night vision goggles, to helicopter warfare, to drone strikes - would come after 1974. While he was technically correct, many came later than he foresaw.
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