The Aeon post linked in the article[0] discusses this a little bit. As @pm90 notes, it may have had a lot to do with the Vietnam war. [0] https://aeon.co/opini

The Aeon post linked in the article[0] discusses this a little bit. As @pm90 notes, it may have had a lot to do with the Vietnam war. [0] https://aeon.co/opinions/the-us-military-is-everywhere-except-history-books https://aeon.co/opinions/the-us-military-is-everywhere-excep...