This surreal 1956 magazine story predicted the soldier of the future — Here's what it got right

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By Daniel BrownApr 21, 2017, 8:00 am162 pts
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,…

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