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Wartime Stories

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Society & Culture

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 130

Every soldier has a story. Some, they try to forget. Others, they can’t stop thinking about – stories that no one else would believe happened. Something that terrified them. Something they cannot explain. Hosted by Marine Corp Reconnaissance veteran, Luke Lamana, this is Wartime Stories. A weekly podcast that is a mix of horror, mystery, and awe inspiring tales. Where the strange, dark & mysterious meets the battlefield and beyond. New episodes every Friday. Share your stories: info@wartimestories.com

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Famous Wartime UFO Legends and Mysteries

Sunday, October 25, 2026 • Duration 02:46:43

Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅: zocdoc.com/wartimestories #sponsored Give your liver the support it deserves with Dose for Your Liver! Get 35% off your first subscription at dosedaily.co/WARTIMESTORIES or use code WARTIMESTORIES at checkout. #sponsored For centuries, witnesses have described strange objects moving through the skies — sometimes appearing to pursue aircraft, and sometimes seeming to fight battles of their own. From early European accounts of celestial clashes to reports shared by military aircrews during World War II, these stories have inspired explanations ranging from atmospheric phenomena to secret weapons and visitors from elsewhere. This compilation explores historical UFO reports and military legends, from the apparent aerial battles over Nuremberg, Basel, and Stralsund to the mysterious Foo Fighters encountered by Allied crews. It also examines the disputed stories surrounding Operation Highjump and Admiral Byrd, before turning to pilot Thomas Mantell's fatal pursuit in 1948 — tracing the witness accounts, proposed explanations, and speculation behind these enduring mysteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dogmen in the Desert

Friday, October 23, 2026 • Duration 55:02

Upgrade your sleep with Boll & Branch! Get 15% off your first order plus FREE shipping at BollAndBranch.com/wartimestories with code WARTIMESTORIES. Exclusions apply. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at MenGoToMars.com.#ad Across the deserts and mountains of Afghanistan, Iraq, and the American Southwest, military personnel have reported encounters with strange, wolf-like creatures that seem to defy conventional explanation. From remote observation posts to isolated military installations, these accounts describe enormous canines, animals walking upright on two legs, and mysterious figures that appear to change their form. Drawn from firsthand accounts of British and American military personnel, this episode explores unsettling encounters with unexplained creatures during deployments and training exercises. From British soldiers pursuing a mysterious figure through the mountains near Kandahar to American troops encountering wolf-like creatures in Iraq, and a paratrooper witnessing something unusual through his night vision equipment in the New Mexico desert, these experiences left witnesses questioning what they had actually seen. 00:00 - Cold Open 01:36 - The Mountain Jinn 16:27 - The Wolfman of Iraq 24:22 - The Iranian Border 30:07 - The Creature Near Mosul 33:44 - The Invisible Bear 40:01 - The New Mexico Dogman 44:21 - Final Thoughts 49:27 - Credits 49:58 - After Action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Something in the Flies

Friday, October 16, 2026 • Duration 01:02:54

Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅: zocdoc.com/wartimestories #sponsored Across the American Southwest, stories of skinwalkers and other strange humanoid creatures have circulated for generations. From the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico to the remote forests of Colorado, military personnel and civilians alike have described encounters with things that seem to defy any familiar explanation. Drawn from firsthand accounts, including those of a former Royal Marine Commando and U.S. Army soldiers, these stories explore disturbing encounters with mysterious figures, creatures that appear to mimic human voices, and animals behaving in seemingly impossible ways. From an isolated desert road outside Phoenix to the forests near Fort Carson and the training grounds of Fort Bliss, these experiences left witnesses questioning what they had actually seen. 0:00 Introduction 01:35 Arizona Encounter 15:08 The San Isabel Crawler 29:45 The Man in the Desert 36:30 The Oryx on Thermal 50:36 Final Thoughts 54:38 Credits 55:09 After Action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Strange Things at Sea

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 • Duration 02:23:51

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The Kraken Is Real

Friday, October 9, 2026 • Duration 57:19

For a limited time only, new customers get 20% off + free shipping at blueprint.bryanjohnson.com by using code WARTIMESTORIES at checkout. #Blueprint #ad Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code WARTIMESTORIES at stopboxusa.com/WARTIMESTORIES #stopboxpod #ad For centuries, sailors have returned from the open ocean with stories of enormous creatures lurking beneath their ships. Among the most enduring are accounts of giant squid, animals once dismissed as maritime legends but now known to inhabit the deepest reaches of the world's oceans. Yet some historical encounters suggest that these creatures may have been far more dangerous than we understand. Drawing from firsthand naval accounts, historical newspaper reports, and scientific investigations spanning more than a century, this episode explores terrifying encounters with giant squid in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans — from shipwrecked survivors allegedly dragged beneath the waves to naval vessels attacked by enormous tentacled creatures, including a mysterious incident involving a U.S. Navy warship during the Cold War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Something in the Desert

Thursday, October 8, 2026 • Duration 02:18:32

Sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/wartimestories. For members in the US, therapy may now cost less. With insurance, many members pay $15 or less. Some pay $0. If you don't have insurance or you don’t live in the United States, you can still get 10% off your first month. *Insurance availability, coverage, and cost may vary by state, plan, provider network, therapist availability, and deductible status.* If you’re ready to launch your business before Black Friday, go to shopify.com/wartimestories to start your free trial. Throughout military history, servicemembers have encountered strange things in some of the world's most remote and unforgiving environments. From isolated desert training grounds and military installations to the battlefields of World War II, these places have become the settings for stories involving unexplained disappearances, mysterious figures, and encounters that defy conventional explanation. Drawing from firsthand military accounts, historical investigations, and wartime legends, this compilation explores bizarre incidents spanning the American Southwest, the deserts of North Africa, and the U.S.–Mexico border — including alleged Sasquatch sightings, unidentified aircraft, ghostly soldiers, mysterious military vehicles, and unsettling encounters with creatures and spirits rooted in local folklore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Something in the Lighthouse

Friday, October 2, 2026 • Duration 01:11:56

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Deployment Encounters Nobody Can Explain

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 • Duration 03:14:36

Go to surfshark.com/wartime or use code WARTIME at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark! For servicemembers deployed far from home, night patrols, isolated outposts, and unfamiliar surroundings can leave lasting memories. Some return with accounts of encounters they still struggle to explain. Drawn from accounts shared by American, British, and Canadian servicemembers, these stories span deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Qatar — from unsettling figures in abandoned buildings and voices over military radios to strange creatures, unexplained lights, and the feeling that something followed them home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Strangeness at Military Academies

Friday, September 25, 2026 • Duration 01:08:18

Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅: zocdoc.com/wartimestories #sponsored Don’t sleep on @UltraPouches New customers get 15% Off with code WARTIMESTORIES at takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #adventure Military academies are built around discipline, tradition, and routine. But behind the formations, inspections, and historic barracks, generations of cadets have passed down stories about strange experiences that have become part of the unofficial history of these schools. Drawn from firsthand accounts at military academies in the United States and the Philippines, these stories describe unexplained activity in abandoned buildings, hospital wards, dorm rooms, wooded training grounds, and historic barracks — encounters involving ghostly figures, objects moving on their own, unexplained footsteps, and other experiences that some cadets have carried with them long after leaving the academy. 0:00 - Cold Open 2:17 - The Wentworth Haunting 15:48 - The Hospital Boy 25:46 - The Air Force Cadet 41:15 - The Old Barracks 53:37 - Closing Thoughts 57:33 - Credits 58:03 - Personal Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Creepy A** Military Bases

Friday, September 25, 2026 • Duration 02:27:18

Let’s eat real. Head to factormeals.com/wartimestories50off and use code wartimestories50off to get 50% off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026. See website for more details. #adventure Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For a limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code WARTIMESTORIES at bubsnaturals.com #adventure For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at mengotomars.com. #ad Military bases are places of routine, discipline, and constant activity. But when barracks grow quiet and the night watch begins, some servicemembers report encounters that have little to do with the duties they were assigned. Drawn from accounts shared by servicemembers and military families, these stories explore reported hauntings at installations across the United States, Okinawa, and South Korea — from apparitions in outdated uniforms and voices inside empty buildings to unseen footsteps, disturbances in base housing, and night patrols that took an unsettling turn. 0:00 The Blue-Eyed Figure at Camp Horno 9:02 The Knocking at Fort Riley 12:26 The Strange Patrol at Bellows Air Station 27:52 The Haunted Homes of Fort Sill 34:01 Zoe, the Girl in White 37:39 The Woman in the Camp Schwab Barracks 43:00 The Haunted Headquarters at Hickam 51:15 More Hauntings Near Pearl Harbor 57:26 The Woman Outside the Barracks 1:02:28 The Moving Chair at Fort Riley 1:12:44 The Forbidden Aircraft Shelter at Osan 1:16:51 Footsteps at Potato Hill 1:21:57 The Visitor at Not Gate 1:26:25 Sleep Paralysis at Camp Schwab 1:31:37 The Haunted Fort Sill Barracks 1:38:04 Marines from Another Time 1:41:51 The Mimic in the Fort Riley House 1:48:08 The Laughing Child at Camp Horno 1:53:41 The Scream in the Fort Sill Barracks 1:58:02 Hauntings at Pearl Harbor 2:04:38 Strange Stories from Fort Riley Hospital 2:12:36 The Night Marchers of Hawaii 2:18:56 Night Marchers on the North Shore 2:21:47 The Buffalo Soldier at Fort Sill 2:25:48 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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