Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus
Editor: Dylan Hennessy
Animator: Mike Ridolfi
Sound: Graham Haerther
Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster


References:
[1] jstor.org/stable/25778441
[2] Field Manual Headquarters No. 3-22.37 Javelin
[3] theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/american-volunteer-foreign-fighters-ukraine-russia-war/627604
[4] journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1464420717753233

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