“Fifty years after the last American helicopter departed Saigon, 1,572 Americans are still lost in Vietnam. This is the story of a missing Marine from Odessa, Texas.”
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 My Grandpa, the Fascist?
“An old family album sent me on a journey through Italy’s dark past in Libya.”
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My Quest to Find the Owner of a Mysterious WWII Japanese Sword
“When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945.”
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The Technology for Autonomous Weapons Exists. What Now?
“In the future, humans may not be the only arbiters of who lives and dies in war, as weapons gain decision-making power.”
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America’s Monster
“Uncovering the brutal career of a crucial American ally. And the hidden truths of the war in Afghanistan.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition, we recommend stories from Eli Saslow, Mitchell S. Jackson, Adam Ciralsky, Heidi Lasher, and Noah Rawlings.
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Is the Army’s New Tactical Bra Ready for Deployment?
“It’s fire-resistant but not bulletproof, and was developed with help from eighteen thousand female soldiers.”
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A Few Good Men
“Jordan Neely’s killer and the racist violence at the heart of the American imperial project.”
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Why Did Walter Springs Die?
“In time, it was almost as if he had never existed at all.”