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Wartime Stories
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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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Strange Things In Korea
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Stars, Stripes, and Strangeness
2w ago00:59:56Tap to summarizeHead to betterhelp.com/wartimestories to get 10% off your first month with our sponsor, BetterHelp. Therapy can be a meaningful space to reflect, grow, and create positive change in your life. The American Revolution shaped the birth of a nation, leaving behind battlefields, forts, and historic homes that still stand nearly 250 years later. But according to those who've spent time in these places, history may have left behind more than monuments and memories. Drawing from wartime legends, historical records, and modern firsthand accounts, these stories explore the stranger side of America's War of Independence—and the unexplained experiences still reported where the Revolution was fought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Far Too Many Legs
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Worst Night Shifts
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High Strangeness in Germany
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Something on the Radio
Jun 1200:41:19Tap to summarizeSign up for your $1-per-month trial today at shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored More than a decade after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, American troops continued to encounter reminders of the war that came before them — abandoned outposts, rusting vehicles, and battlefields long reclaimed by the mountains. But according to some servicemen, not everything left behind was made of steel and concrete. Drawn from firsthand accounts submitted by U.S. troops, these stories describe strange voices, unexplained encounters, and experiences connected to the remnants of the Soviet-Afghan War that continue to defy explanation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Vanished Into the Clouds
Jun 500:56:56Tap to summarizeDuring the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, hundreds of British soldiers disappeared during a failed assault near Suvla Bay. In the years that followed, rumors began to spread that the battalion had vanished under mysterious circumstances — swallowed by a strange cloud seen hovering over the battlefield. Drawing from wartime records, witness testimony, and later investigations, this story explores how one of the First World War’s most enduring mysteries emerged from the chaos and confusion of combat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Something on Fort Polk
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Strange Things in Fallujah
May 2200:39:36Tap to summarizeIf you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://www.forthepeople.com/wartime #sponsored Don’t sleep on [@ultrapouches]. New customers get 15% Off with code WARTIMESTORIES at https://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Fallujah became one of the most violent battlegrounds of the Iraq War — a city scarred by insurgency, urban combat, and years of relentless fighting. But for some of the Marines and soldiers who operated there, the strangest experiences had nothing to do with the enemy. Drawn from firsthand accounts shared by servicemen, these stories describe unsettling encounters in abandoned buildings, isolated outposts, and the ruins of the city itself — moments that still defy explanation years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Something in the Fog
May 1500:51:39Tap to summarizeSign up for your $1-per-month trial today at https://www.shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored In the opening days of World War I, British forces found themselves outnumbered and in retreat after the Battle of Mons. But in the weeks that followed, strange reports began to circulate — stories of something appearing on the battlefield at the moment it was needed most. Drawn from wartime accounts, publications, and firsthand testimony, the legend of the Angels of Mons raises questions about what soldiers believed they saw — and how those stories spread in the aftermath of one of the war’s earliest and most desperate battles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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