An Army Magazine article from 1956 was circulating on Twitter recently, and it predicted what the soldier of the future would look like.
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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