Let me tell you, I was stationed at Ft. Drum my last 13 months of my enlistment contract. I did one training cycle with my unit, which consisted of going to the field every couple of weeks for about six months. This was my second duty station as my enlistment contract was 5 years long. I have to say, when you're in the field by yourself, or with just a couple of squad members, the woods around Ft. Drum have a certain... vibe. It's hard to explain, but it can send chills down your back, and not just from the cold.
I hear that. The Back 40 at Campbell gives me the same feeling. Been there and Drum more than once with my unit and being in the boonies there with just a couple of guys on an OP/LP at zero dark fuck is unnerving as hell. Imo, Campbell is slightly worse just because it also has a nasty habit of going from normal night sounds and breeze to dead silent, no wind, movement, nothing within a heartbeat.
My dad was part owner of a very old inn called the Gill House on Henderson Harbor. I would work there to clean it up/do renovations randomly. I’d go into Watertown frequently, and I know exactly what you mean. Never saw ufo’s or anything but that place was absolutely haunted. Experienced it first hand, and heard so many stories. It’s eerie af up there, and Watertown has a very weird vibe.
"Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” is a quote by physicist Werner Heisenberg from his book Across the Frontiers. A similar quote is attributed to John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, a Scottish mathematical biologist, who said, “The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine”.
The second story reminds me of an experience I had while deployed overseas to Latvia. I was in the Canadian infantry operating within NATO. One week, we were out in the trenches doing a defensive exercise. I was my platoons C6 GPMG gunner, so I was on the left flank facing almost due North. On night two, I was star gazing to pass the time, as there's no light pollution in Latvia, so the sky has high illumination. At about 02:45 (I was on shift from 02-03:00) I noticed what I initially thought was a satellite traveling from left to right. It then stopped its course and moved backwards on the same axis. I thought I was tripping, so I rubbed my eyes and put on my monocular NVG. I then noticed that the object was slightly oblong and made no noise even in the dead of night. I proceeded to track it as it did two loops, moved forward and back again, then shot off in an upwards trajectory until it became too small to see. I don't know what it was, but it was a very interesting experience. Thanks for the awesome content, WTS! Feel free to use the above story, if you want. As I said, I don't know what it was I saw, but those are the events as I remember them to be.
I’m not military, but I had a similar experience about 25 years ago. I’m an Aussie, and we have beautiful clear nights where I live (no light pollution) and my brother and I saw a light travelling above our mountain tops (2-3000 ft Mtns) and we stopped and looked and it did the most weird manoeuvre, like a triangle shape, then just pftttttth off into the universe, but the weirdest thing was, as it “disappeared” the light looked like it shot into space the way the Millenium Falcon would,
The military have secret technology and it's obvious to me that it's being tested on the soldiers. They have technology which is heard by the target only and the tech can send mp3s to the optic nerve and the skull can be hit with voice to skull tech. It's why America has shit loads of paranormal events. The tech can be heard on those ghost boxes. Well some of them. That's why more and more sasquatch encounters are being reported. They use the technology to protect sensitive secret areas in the woods and national parks .
Latvia is definitely fucked. I was dismounted recce, and anytime we patrolled through the woods or swamps we never felt safe. I remember one patrol we were doing in the dead of night under a moonlit sky in the winter, we kept hearing things knock on the trees, but the TWS picked nothing up, so we kept patrolling. We all felt that we were being followed or watched, even our SGT whom was ARP and a 14 year Vet, with Afghan and several other Op Reassurance deployments said that there was “bad vibes” multiple times. Anyways, the real travesty in that country is the Dfac.
That last story is crazy scary! You can feel the pain of the man talking about what happened to him. Makes u wonder how many other people in this world have crazy shit happen to them that they don't tell anyone. So sad so scary I really feel for this guy.
Yeah exactly. Mainly fuck the authorities from hiding what they know and forcing people to keep stuff like this to themselves for (justified) concern of being called crazy (or at least, kooky or woo woo or some thing like that). It is becoming more open now, I guess, than before, as things like the internet help people to share these things anonymously and the sheer amount of them makes it harder to deny that stuff like this is going on. But if they would just share what they know, which WE PAY FOR ALL OF IT, then people wouldn't have to suffer in silence and believe me there are a lot more people than one might think that have stories like this that dont share them for the obvious reasons listed above.
Does it ? To me, it sounds like nothing out of the ordinary happened, just some us air force elite's doing their training and having a little fun with the fresh recruits.
Except ... in the military it would be impossible to hide the fact he was shaved clean. Everybody has to shower and they don't provide private settings to do that in. He claims he kept that a secret for years. Not possible.
@@beer1for2break3fast4 Just because you're in the military, DOESN'T mean that you don't have any free time. The amount of free time can depend on a person's branch of service, rank, and job. For example, a person on active duty may have more structured free time than those on deployment, and officers may have more free time than enlisted personnel. Generally military personnel can use their free time however they see fit as long as they comply with military regulations and their duty schedule. There's VARIOUS opportunities a soldier could have during his service to do such a thing (or have it happen to them, and lie about the cause of it)... Try again.
@@beer1for2break3fast4 he had just had groin surgery. If anyone noticed (and why would they be looking at another dude's balls in the first place) he could say they shaved him for the surgery. Try harder.
The visuals are becoming increasingly impressive, the stories ever more engaging with each new upload. Great work. Thanks for sharing your endeavours. 👌
If you enjoyed these stories, consider that I will probably never be able to cover the hundreds more stories from other servicemembers that Nick has collected over the years. Check out his Instagram for even more stories, and his book _Tales from the Grid Square: Volume One_ on Amazon www.amazon.com/Tales-Grid-Square-Nick-Orton/dp/B09ZL9BQ1D
Maybe I'm wrong for sharing this, but I feel it needs to be said. I'm empathetic, very empathetic. I've also suffered horribly as a child. I know the horror of violation. The last man's pain is palpable, and there's no way to say how sorry I am. I've heard tell that it's impossible for civilians to be able to understand active military service. It is no disrespect towards you, nor your brothers and sisters in the armed forces to say that's not quite true. I, and I'm sure others like me, can take my pain, step into another's shoes, and understand their suffering. Throughout all of my really bad 52 years, I am still able to care. I'm saying all this so that you or anyone else may be able to purge some pain to a person you might not consider talking to. Being abused as a child is like a war zone. You just don't know what you've done, besides breathing, to be hated so much. It was so bad that my private nickname for the projects I grew in was Aushwitz. I don't know how I knew that horrible word, nor what it was. At times, I have bouts of claircognizance. Even though I have never been where you have, or experienced the same, I care very much about the military men and women, and veterans. May HOLY GOD bless you all and guide you to the best help so you're not shattered by the pain of your experience.
I'm a regular reader since you mentioned tales from the grid square in the haunted destroyer episode. Reminds me of the spooky stories my dad told me about Ft. Leonard Wood and AIT at Fort Polk.
Bro, I know I'm late on this upload and this is I think the first comment I've made on one of your videos, but I just HAD to give you props for the number of stars multiplying after the soldier put his NODs down; that is the sort of attention to detail that confirms to me that you weren't just stacking papers somewhere. I did almost 10 years Army infantry and to this day I remember looking up at the stars from my foxhole in Afghanistan and being... just... blown away at the sheer number and beauty. Love the channel, dude. Really appreciate that you found such a unique niche. Keep it up!
I bought Tales From The Gridsquare a couple months back, it’s bloody awesome and most of the stories are so short that it’s a real easy read! I’m waiting for volume 2!
@@captainskeleton3994rewatching this for some reason and actually reading the comments. I'm local to the Catskills and my close friend and I had a wild encounter near cooper lake in bearsville, ny only a month ago. We've gone up there for years to bullshit and smoke and drink, only this time we were being watched by what we assumed was a deer but stayed just out of reach of our lights to positively identify it. Stayed there for about an hour until we heard a pack of coyotes yelping across the lake, followed by dead silence. We both stood up and said fuck this and left. I know what still air means and it means it's time to leave.
Love how much this channel has blown up...been a subscriber/regular viewer from day one, and have thoroughly enjoyed every episode.. Never served myself, but have the utmost respect/admiration for those who have/do. Thank you for your service! Keep up the awesome work with the channel!
I should add... I have even further respect /massive admiration for anyone who served and is brave enough to come out and talk about experiences like these... It's hard for me to put into words how much it truly/deeply pisses me off that ANYONE gets any ridicule/ shame for talking/opening up about experiences like this... But it's even more enraging / disgusting when it's the men and women who served. Unlike a lot of people who are just too afraid to come out/talk about it because they don't to be made fun of, these men women actually have A LOT more to lose than just being made fun of by some ignorant small minded, just all around (figuratively) small people...
Up early for this one. Your voice is soothing. I tend to believe people in the forces with these strange experiences, why lie? They've seen stuff we normal folk couldn't ever fathom.
I feel for the guy in the last story; his experience seems like a disturbing one. There are a lot of questions he might not be able to answer, but did his hair ever grow back?
I was stationed at Drum back in 2002. Its a nasty frozen swamp. Thankfully wasnt there long before deploying to Afghanistan. I love The Smoke Pit! Please keep posting.
I remember when Drum was reopened, around 1983. It was big news in the army then, as well as the recommissioning of the 10th Mountain division, which had been dormant since ww2. I was in Germany then, and would be going back to the states in '84 after a 2 year tour. I was hoping to get stationed at Drum, but got Ft. Ord California instead. I hated that shithole.
@@truthseeker2321 haha, Drum was depressing, especially for a California boy like me. No sunshine, freezing cold in the morning and the women in Watertown were very pale and well fed shall we say. I think you may have dodged a bullet but I’ve never been to Ord.
@John Dosta I hear you man! Ft. Ord had it's own personal storm cloud, it seemed to always be cold and raining, just like the place I left in Northern Germany, but if you went to Santa Cruz or Salinas, the sun was always shining and it was warm. I used to ride with a friend of mine from Salinas ,who I served with in Germany. He ETSed in Germany. We would ride around Salinas, and it looked familiar , until I realized that this was the town where American Graffiti was filmed. It still looked the same in 1984,as it did 11 years prior during filming. Even the road used in the drag race scene was really named Paradise road. Everything else about California was great then ,but Ft. Ord was absolutely the worst duty station I had ever been to.
The abduction story reminds me of an experience I had hiking out at Big Bend in Texas a few years ago. I was on a trail that ran around the ruins of an old farmstead from the 1920s. It was pretty far back in the park and I was the only one there at the time, very few other cars around. I'm maybe half a mile away from the road when I hear something from the brush in front of me that sounds for all the world like a mechanical beep, like almost exactly like a microwave timer. There's no way that something mechanical is out in that spot at that time. No one else was parked on this trailhead but me and my car is in the opposite direction. On one hand it could just be a bird with a really weird cry that sounds absolutely nothing like any bird I've ever heard before. But I've also heard the Skinwalker stories of hikers being "lured" off the trail and decide that I don't want any of that today and just keep walking down the trail. Don't hear or see anything else unusual that day. Wonder if I dodged a bullet.
this is one thing I like about youtube channels that specialise in high weirdness paranormal incidents, the people in the comments sharing their own experiences that are so odd that even most people in ufology/parapsychology/cryptozoology wouldn't bother with them
These visuals are amazing. I literally feel like I’m there with your storytelling techniques that last one was really amazing. Keep up the good work this is my favorite channel on TH-cam.
I bought the book several months ago. It’s quite entertaining if you’re into paranormal topics as I am. I served 27 years and my experience of the paranormal was very limited. Mostly stuff that could be chalked up to nerves or an over active imagination. But I do love the tales. If you look, lots of stories revolve around Abu Graib, the site of notorious US abuse of Iraqi POWs. Before we took it over it was an Iraqi secret police facility where political prisoners were tortured and murdered - way worse than what our troops did. The place was allegedly haunted AF. One veteran who served there was a paranormal buff who dedicated an entire website with pictures documenting stories about it. You might still be able to find it.
@@huntlife I wasn't able to find it though I admit I didn't dig deep. Google is less helpful than it was in the past (more Evil too). Plus there's a lot of false leads because of the documentary _Ghosts of Abu Graihb_ about the 2007 crimes muddies the results. Still, you can find material if you search: haunted abu ghraib "paranormal" Good luck!
Personally I think that they are very interesting because I trust the sources and I know that they are more likely to be able to observe and give an accurate assessment.I have looked at studies where they have had people observe the same event and they clearly show that the vast majority of people are not able to describe the event accurately. In one they have people passing a basketball to each other. What many people miss is that a man in a monkey suit walks through the crowd waving.
Thank you so much for starting the smoke pit; some of us have experienced something extraordinary, service members or otherwise, and feel crazy and alone, until someone like you shows us otherwise, and the relief is real, even if it doesn't answer all the questions, it does eleviate the sensation of loneliness.
My dad had a true story from the battle of Normandy in ww2. He was fighting with the Royal Artillery, and they bedded down for the night in an old hospital type building. Two men were sharing a room and in the night, one of them was tipped out of bed completely by a ghost of a large man with a bushy moustache. They told the officer the next morning, and the officer Pooh Pooh’s the story and says rubbish- I’ll sleep in that bed tonight. In the middle of the night sure enough the officer was tipped out of his bed and got a glimpse of the ghost- the same ghost the first man had reported. Anyway, that morning one of the men said he’d found a strange looking ‘dug up’ area right outside the window of the haunted room, and he said it looks like a grave? The officer said they would get to the bottom of it and dig up the area and so the men set to work. Before long they came across a body- of a large man with a bushy moustache. The soldier and the officer said that was the figure they had seen when it tipped them out of their bed. This is a true story and I often asked my dad to tell me the story of it while he was alive. My dad landed on Sword beach on D day, fought through the battle for Caen, Battle of Normandy, Arnhem, the Bulge northern shoulder, and down through Germany to the liberation of Belsen. Then he guarded the river Elbe at wars end to stop the Russians from crossing as they were running riot. He was a good guy. Great dad of 7. We lost our hero on New Year’s Day 2013 age 92. This story is true and actually happened.
Thanks for sharing his story. And thanks to him for his service, RIP. Multiple witnesses, passed down from father to children... Yeah, I believe it. Why not? Here, I'll hit you back and share a weird one from my own life. So when I was a kid of around 8, I used to go to my Aunt's house so she could babysit my brother and I while my mom was at work. One day he and I, and our cousin, were hanging out inside when we all decided we were bored and wanted to go outside and play. The house they lived in was smallish, it was a duplex so more like half of a house, and the staircase to the second story was very, very narrow. But we went upstairs, and at the end of the hall, my Aunt was in her room sitting on the bed tucked halfway under the covers and reading a book. We excitedly asked her for permission to go outside to play, and she said sure, as long as our cousin, who was a few years older than us, kept an eye on us. Excited more, as children often are, we all hurried back down the hallway, skipped a few steps on the way down the stairs, but we all stopped dead the moment we got to the living room. Sure as green grass, my Aunt was just sitting there on the couch, watching TV. She had a different shirt on than she had just a couple minutes before, and was hanging out like she'd been there awhile. I don't even remember hearing the TV being on until I reached the bottom of the stairs, which was the first weird clue I got that a glitch in the Matrix had just occurred. All three of us were completely dumbfounded. My Aunt, who noticed out strange behavior, asked what was the matter. I asked specifically, "How did you get here?" To which she answered, confused: "I walked...? Why?" We explained that she had just been upstairs laying on the bed not minutes before, and she disagreed with us. It was exceptionally weird. The only way she could have gotten down from the second floor before us is if she'd somehow become a ninja, climbed out the window, jumped off the second story, and came through the back door just to screw with us. My Aunt was not an athletic person so this makes zero sense. The only explanation I have come up with in my time is that we somehow stepped into an adjacent parallel dimension with small inconsistencies such as the location and clothing of my Aunt. It was really weird. All three of us still remember it to this day, in vivid detail.
@@jaylol7226 oh my god. What a strange happening? I believe you of course, as I know how strange this world can be. I wonder what would have happened if you three stayed in the room upstairs to talk to your aunt?! Would the downstairs aunt have disappeared? Would she have disappeared because the upstairs aunt was being actively observed?! I have no explanation for what happened to you. I have been quite lucky with the paranormal in my life. I saw my ufo in 1989, but I had to wait til 2003 to see a ghost. It was at Chillingham Castle in Northumberland England. I was filling in as caretaker and woke up in the caretakers apartment one morning, and felt something just wasn’t right? So I lifted my head to look around the room, and there was an old lady sitting by the fireplace smiling. Not smiling at me, but smiling out the window. She looked very kind and just like a much loved grandma would look. Absolutely as solid as a living person! Of course, I was the caretaker- I knew where everyone was in the castle and there was hardly anyone in the castle that night. My room door was locked. I knew she was a ghost as it couldn’t be anything else. Anyway, I quickly decided I didn’t want to risk carrying on looking in case she shifted her gaze to meet mine, that would have been very unwanted, so I did what anyone would do, I put my head back under the covers. Later when I spoke to the castle manager, he was quite shocked. The regular caretaker had been signed off sick with ‘depression’ by the doctor because he ‘kept seeing a ghost of an old lady in his apartment’. The manager had deliberately put me in the regular caretakers room to see if I saw the same ghost, as he didn’t believe the man and thought he was just trying to get time off work! So I told him, thanks for that, I can now reliably say he IS seeing that ghost. The caretaker (who I still have never met) had been signed off for two weeks, but he had told the manager I’m not staying in that room, for two weeks so he moved into the lodge at the bottom of the castle drive. That’s how the room was vacant for me to stay in. It’s a very strange world sometimes isn’t it? Cheers and thanks for your story it’s amazing!👍🇬🇧
He was near where i live. Belsen is not far away and i live directly at the Elbe river. Do you know where exactly he was on the Elbe river? Bc my hometown is one of the last spots where the allies crossed the river. Its a small town in northern germany named Lauenburg. Its close to Hamburg
@@ReinersBlauerHoden hi. Thanks for the reply. No, I don’t know the exact area unfortunately. My dad likely wouldn’t have remembered the name of the area either, as they passed through so many places it would be difficult to remember them all. But he said they had orders to shoot at anyone trying to get over the Elbe. And they sank a boat once, he did say that. 👍
Love this channel. This and bedtime stories. Gives me the same feeling unsolved mysteries used to give me as a kid but better. Wish there was a new show every week it’s so good. Love this channel
WITHOUT A DOUBT, one of THE Best channels on Yt man…period. Love the stories. SO well written..NARRATED, and the depiction/CG-graphics are SUPERB! Just wish the stories were longer! Thanks Luke and team..
My parents got me the book for christmas and it's one of the best books on the paranormal I've ever had in my collection. I love that the stories are short and to the point, in addition to being compelling accounts, and it just reinforces my belief that military personal encounter more weird phenomina than people are led to believe
Tales from the Gridsquare volume one is fantastic. But it’s one of the few books I’ve had to put down and walk away from mid-story. There are a couple stories that terrified me enough I had to walk away for a few minutes. One of them was the “I know you’re here” story that was previously covered. It is well worth the money! I need to order volume 2 soon!
As a skeptic myself I love how you present these videos, and I loved that ending because, yes; I 100% am here for entertainment value of these stories. But I am also aware that these people had some kind of experience and while I don't personally think it was for sure something to do with aliens... these people still deserve to find some kind of resolution or answer so what it was they experienced mundane or supernatural.
Your youtube channel is great. I really appreciate your efforts to allow service members to share their stories regarding the Paranormal or supernatural. I was a previous Battalion Chaplain at Fort Drum and I had a lot of service members share similar stories about Training Area 1 at Fort Drum. I remember rucking along that area and it had a very strong vibe to it. Service members were always scared of talking about their encounters. Due to the fact of being forced to go to mental health to be evaluated. They would come and see me.
Yo I'm extremely pumped for this one. I had a strange experience Fort Carson, not a abduction but none the less and sighting of a extremely strange Craft. I absolutely love these stories man they're awesome. Definitely my favorite channel on TH-cam!!!
Did you see it flying around Pikes Peak? I spent some time on the Pueblo army depot, and some of my friends witnessed several objects flying around the peak, or near to it. I was working indoors, and by the time I went outside to see what they were yelling about, it was gone.
I wouldn't say I'm here for entertainment reasons. It's more to hear the stories of the people that experienced things and are willing to tell them. Love what you do here and keep it up. Thank you.
@@osakarose5612 Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and shouldn't be judged or ridiculed for it. We all need to respect one another and our own thoughts about things. Respect my friend.
I definitely intend to buy Tales From the Grid Square when I can, looks like a very interesting book. Too poor at the moment, but one of these weeks when I actually have a bit of change left over after bills, rent and groceries suck me dry, I'll definitely buy that book.
You are believed. You selflessly served your country and have proven the content of your character. You are loved. Thank you for your service.♥️ I can only speak for myself, but I don’t feel like this channel is exploiting those who share their stories. This seems like a wonderful community of people, and like with the gentleman in the last story, a place to share his story and to be heard. Thank you for sharing and I hope you’re doing well.
This channel just keeps getting better! The visuals/graphics, in particular, are unique and well done, imo. 👍(The narration is excellent as well.). I usually watch TH-cam at 1.25x or 1.5x speed, but this is one channel that I don't speed up- to savor the good pacing and quality. I really can't think of anything that could be improved. Cheers and keep 'em coming!
Those UAPs were seen over Kandahar, that's interesting. I've heard of The Giant of Kandahar. I don't know how true this is. I'm sorry to hear about the gentleman who experienced traumatic experiences.
My uncle was in Vietnam. The only thing I remember him saying was how heavy the M16’s were. When I was 8 years old I asked him if he had killed anyone. He clammed up and never spoke another word about it. Come to think of it I don’t think he ever said another word to me ever. My point is he didn’t talk about it but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
@@mikebond6328 - I’m sorry your uncle clammed up like he did. Those kinds of memories do terrible thing to people, be they treated or not. My father had strange semi-circular scars -tears more like - on his right hand and arm. I asked him about these when I was 10 or so. He quietly and coldly told me he got those while on patrol during the war in Korea. He never said another word about Korea for the rest of his life to me or anyone else that I know of. And I got the sense I should never ask him anything about Korea, ever. Your point is well taken.
Found the book on Amazon, will be purchasing when I get paid on Friday. Just want to add I think this channel is superb, I really look forward to your posts.
Hey, I really enjoyed the stories that were told, especially the last one. I was really impressed with the artwork of the animations and the effects of how they moved plus the visual effects as well. Then you add the incredible stories and how they were presented is like sipping on that first hot cup of coffee on a cold morning. Thank you, Wartime Stories, I am ready for more well told stories to be shared by you, like that next hot cup of coffee on a late, cold, and windy glumly night... love the channel, sleep tight. the Eggster.
I was stationed at Fort Drum very recently; patrolling the perimeter fence around Wheeler-Sack would take you past the old cemeteries. During daytime, I parked near an old family cemetery within the cantonment area when my radio went completely out. No one could reach me, nor could I make any transmissions. I got the heck out of there quick.
I am an army brat with a large military family, i just subscribed and love your channel, i just bought Nick's first volume and can't wait to read it! Love it!
Can't wait for volume 2! We need more Grid Square! As always a brilliant episode. You make it feel as though we are actually there! It brings a better sense of credibility to the stories. Thank You for your service and quality channel!!
“I’ve had years to overthink this” describes my reaction to everything that’s ever happened to me. A throwaway line in the story that means a lot. I don’t know why that struck me so hard but it did.
Makes sense to me that E.T.’s would be especially interested in the military, and especially the most powerful human military ever. Gives the stories more credibility for me
mhmm Except, they're S.T.s = subterrestrial (called Nephilim). Plus, they too have a special interest in the Hebrew Sheeple's trained combatants and the related facilities...
I was stationed at fort drum.. never had anything crazy happen to me out in the box, however, I did capture multiple images of a ufo in broad day light. Never showed anyone or told anyone. Sometimes i think about submitting the photos to the DOD but I always quickly change my mind
@ HA! retaliation is a real thing, I’ve already dealt with it once in the military. I’m good. My experience doesn’t matter. Neither does yours. This great and powerful country we call America only serves the affluent and the wealthy.
I'm working on something to send you. It's basically a history of my encounters with the paranormal both in and out of service. Thank you for this channel.
Great video! I think the last soldier's reasoning about what happened to him is "right on the button". Some kind of aliens in a cloaked craft which had problems. They land it to try to fix it and they didn't want to be discovered (even if they were cloaked). The soldier accidentally stumbles onto them and they zap him unconscious (so as not to harm him) and examine him (for whatever reason), then they get the craft going and let him go after they've gone a couple of km from where they landed. I think that summarises what he was saying.
I just can't wrap my head around the fact they have a cloaking device I always thought it was made up I wonder if someone or something is giving the writer's information that we're just advancing. Or is it a buried memory of a past life of the so called advanced civilization that was here before.🤯😱🥺😳🤨🤔🧐
Nah those motherfuckers planned it. They knew that area was for training and that soldiers would be around. Unfortunately for this dude, he was chosen to be their examination and experimentation sample. We need to start tricking these bastards, pull a reverse uno on their asses.
*gulp* Fort Drum is practically in my backyard. I use to work there under civilian contract as a KP for 8 years at several of the dining facilities scattered all over post. Never noticed anything out of the ordinary though. Although I wasn't wandering around in the woods either. Makes me curious to know how many others, if any, may have come across similar phenomenon or experienced similar events on Ft. Drum. Might be afraid to come forward.
The fort Drum story is terrifying. Walking along and suddenly realizing you don't know where you are, what you're doing or where you're going then remembering the light and sound would be a nightmare
I am relatively new to this channel but I eagerly await each episode. The only complaint is that we really need more episodes more often. Thanks for the incredible stories and the hard work that you put into every episode. Semper Fi Brother and keep em coming.
What the?!!!! You can't drop a brand new Wartime Stories in the middle of the night! I'm on the west coast! I just got up to piss and happened to check my notifications and... never mind, it's 4:00 AM , time for Wartime Stories 🤘
I love the smoke pit stories and format. Really well done. And to the soldiers affected- it appears you are not alone in your experiences. Please also know that there is a large segment of the population that is open minded and does not think you're all crazy. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
🎉new story!!❤️❤️ I love these! I miss living in an area that truly appreciates our veterans and the things they went through. But such is the case here in Idaho unfortunately.
I love your channel, your artwork, your voice, your narration. The last story was a MONSTER! Meaning 'big' and 'scary'! Crazy weird and scary. The way you presented it was great, professional. More please!
I know you said that the map of Fort Drum was an estimate based on the info you have, but I used to live in that part of NY and would drive rt. 11 (the road just to the west of the highlighted area) all the time, sometimes in the dead of night too. Won't lie that map made all the hair on the back of my neck stand up for a bit.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"... Shakespear knew the nature of reality is difficult to understand. A point that Soldiers, sailors and airmen are all to often stuck with.
I've listened to a looooot of youtube story narrators. Bravo sir, you're the best I've heard. Exceptional narration, exceptional sounds and music. You're as good as any fully funded and staffed radio production version of stories I've ever heard. Honestly, well done.
This was the weirdest story on this channel. The fact that it is true as it is shared by his friend 'Nick Orton' is making it more creepy. The soldier was definitely kidnapped and had treated by aliens.
Without strong, irrefutable proof, there's no such thing as "definitely kidnapped", unless you set your personal bar low. The only currency that carries weight is indisputable evidence, not a relayed story that, no matter how interesting, cannot be verified as even reasonably accurate, let alone 100% true.
In reference to the last story, if that soldier really wants to find out exactly what happened to him, he should volunteer to go under hypnosis. If he doesn't know about that, could someone please pass it on to him. Regards, Denis C. Berte' USMC/SF
Strong work. Love the Wartime Stories patches on dudes kit in the animation. Would be rad if they existed. Basically it'd be like shut up and take my money. Not to make light of this guys fear. But those aliens were without a doubt whatever their equivalent of Infantrymen is. Who else flash bangs a dude into an unconscious state, shaves his junk and drops him off?
Lol I'll work on the patch idea. Thanks. Asshole move by the aliens, no doubt. At least he finished his land nav points and didn't have to bother explaining why he didn't finish the course.
Hell yeah now we're talkin'!! I've been waiting to get the notification that Wartime Stories uploaded a new video! Love this channel! 💯💯 Appreciate you brother, and Keep em' comin'! God bless!✌️
The hole punch to keep us honest is a good idea. The last time I did a landnav course, it was at Fort Campbell. The organizers just put up a dozen points randomly. I was in the Maintenance platoon. They told us we were just driving the infantry guys out there, no need to bring anything we'd be right back. A couple of us specialists knew better so we grabbed our gear. We drove the grunts out there and sure enough, we were told we were doing the course. I grab an E3 mechanic as my partner and we hit the course. Before nightfall we had a respectable amount of the points. We had also found several points that were not on our list and their coordinates. We traded coordinates with others when we got back but missed some because a POG can't get all the points before all the grunts. After chow, we were scheduled to do another course, same points but only 6 instead of all 12. I should mention that in order to "keep us honest" there were phrases at each point we had to repeat back to the OIC. After they dropped us off in random spots, those of us from Maintenance, made our way back to the camp and climbed into the back of an LMTV 5-ton. We smoked and napped for several hours before climbing out and pair by pair making our way to the OIC with all of the correct phrases.
The Fort Drum story was chilling. Thank you to the original person for sharing their story.
someone's binging wartime stories lol...
Namaste. Ghost stories chahiye ji? XD
I see, the Yeti episodes have opened up this treasure trove of a channel to a wider audience. Also, don't miss Bedtime Stories
@@omanshsharma292phunny
Definitely chilling considering I’m stationed in drum and know exactly where it happened
Let me tell you,
I was stationed at Ft. Drum my last 13 months of my enlistment contract. I did one training cycle with my unit, which consisted of going to the field every couple of weeks for about six months. This was my second duty station as my enlistment contract was 5 years long. I have to say, when you're in the field by yourself, or with just a couple of squad members, the woods around Ft. Drum have a certain... vibe. It's hard to explain, but it can send chills down your back, and not just from the cold.
Please elaborate
I hear that. The Back 40 at Campbell gives me the same feeling. Been there and Drum more than once with my unit and being in the boonies there with just a couple of guys on an OP/LP at zero dark fuck is unnerving as hell. Imo, Campbell is slightly worse just because it also has a nasty habit of going from normal night sounds and breeze to dead silent, no wind, movement, nothing within a heartbeat.
I hear you! And thank you for your service👏👏👏
I agree. I was there 89-92 and that wilderness was always a little "off" to me. Beautiful country though.
My dad was part owner of a very old inn called the Gill House on Henderson Harbor. I would work there to clean it up/do renovations randomly. I’d go into Watertown frequently, and I know exactly what you mean. Never saw ufo’s or anything but that place was absolutely haunted. Experienced it first hand, and heard so many stories. It’s eerie af up there, and Watertown has a very weird vibe.
Don't remember the guy who said it, but he said "The Universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it's stranger than we CAN imagine. "
I heard it from Terence McKenna, but he did from someone else
That's a very good and most likely accurate quote. This is another quote, but from the Bible
"Man kind cannot fathom the wonders they will witness"
"Truth is stranger than fiction"
"Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” is a quote by physicist Werner Heisenberg from his book Across the Frontiers.
A similar quote is attributed to John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, a Scottish mathematical biologist, who said, “The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine”.
@67jeffbustos Thanks!
Fresh UFO content from Wartime Stories! Really made my night.
The second story reminds me of an experience I had while deployed overseas to Latvia. I was in the Canadian infantry operating within NATO. One week, we were out in the trenches doing a defensive exercise. I was my platoons C6 GPMG gunner, so I was on the left flank facing almost due North. On night two, I was star gazing to pass the time, as there's no light pollution in Latvia, so the sky has high illumination. At about 02:45 (I was on shift from 02-03:00) I noticed what I initially thought was a satellite traveling from left to right. It then stopped its course and moved backwards on the same axis. I thought I was tripping, so I rubbed my eyes and put on my monocular NVG. I then noticed that the object was slightly oblong and made no noise even in the dead of night. I proceeded to track it as it did two loops, moved forward and back again, then shot off in an upwards trajectory until it became too small to see. I don't know what it was, but it was a very interesting experience.
Thanks for the awesome content, WTS! Feel free to use the above story, if you want. As I said, I don't know what it was I saw, but those are the events as I remember them to be.
Fellow CAF here, and know what you mean about the clear Latvian nights.
Very cool story, I believe you 100%
I’m not military, but I had a similar experience about 25 years ago. I’m an Aussie, and we have beautiful clear nights where I live (no light pollution) and my brother and I saw a light travelling above our mountain tops (2-3000 ft Mtns) and we stopped and looked and it did the most weird manoeuvre, like a triangle shape, then just pftttttth off into the universe, but the weirdest thing was, as it “disappeared” the light looked like it shot into space the way the Millenium Falcon would,
The military have secret technology and it's obvious to me that it's being tested on the soldiers.
They have technology which is heard by the target only and the tech can send mp3s to the optic nerve and the skull can be hit with voice to skull tech.
It's why America has shit loads of paranormal events.
The tech can be heard on those ghost boxes. Well some of them.
That's why more and more sasquatch encounters are being reported. They use the technology to protect sensitive secret areas in the woods and national parks .
It’s always the same: oblong shape, no noise, impossible aerodynamic profile and abilities.
Latvia is definitely fucked. I was dismounted recce, and anytime we patrolled through the woods or swamps we never felt safe. I remember one patrol we were doing in the dead of night under a moonlit sky in the winter, we kept hearing things knock on the trees, but the TWS picked nothing up, so we kept patrolling. We all felt that we were being followed or watched, even our SGT whom was ARP and a 14 year Vet, with Afghan and several other Op Reassurance deployments said that there was “bad vibes” multiple times. Anyways, the real travesty in that country is the Dfac.
That last story is crazy scary! You can feel the pain of the man talking about what happened to him. Makes u wonder how many other people in this world have crazy shit happen to them that they don't tell anyone. So sad so scary I really feel for this guy.
Yeah exactly. Mainly fuck the authorities from hiding what they know and forcing people to keep stuff like this to themselves for (justified) concern of being called crazy (or at least, kooky or woo woo or some thing like that). It is becoming more open now, I guess, than before, as things like the internet help people to share these things anonymously and the sheer amount of them makes it harder to deny that stuff like this is going on. But if they would just share what they know, which WE PAY FOR ALL OF IT, then people wouldn't have to suffer in silence and believe me there are a lot more people than one might think that have stories like this that dont share them for the obvious reasons listed above.
it's like they think the population are kids that can't handle the truth. I think it's more the other way around.
He got free shave though, that’s a kind of perk 😅🫤
Yeah ,,, I'll take a probe ...
And a haircut ... No Thanks ...
Does it ? To me, it sounds like nothing out of the ordinary happened, just some us air force elite's doing their training and having a little fun with the fresh recruits.
I got Tales from the Grid Square for Christmas and hearing you narrate some of the stories just makes them even more creepy.
I don't blame the fellow in that last story for not wanting to share his ordeal with anyone,, but I (for one), actually BELIEVE him!! 🥺
Same, honestly.
Except ... in the military it would be impossible to hide the fact he was shaved clean. Everybody has to shower and they don't provide private settings to do that in. He claims he kept that a secret for years. Not possible.
@@beer1for2break3fast4 Just because you're in the military, DOESN'T mean that you don't have any free time. The amount of free time can depend on a person's branch of service, rank, and job. For example, a person on active duty may have more structured free time than those on deployment, and officers may have more free time than enlisted personnel. Generally military personnel can use their free time however they see fit as long as they comply with military regulations and their duty schedule. There's VARIOUS opportunities a soldier could have during his service to do such a thing (or have it happen to them, and lie about the cause of it)... Try again.
Ive spent a lot of time in the woods of northern n.y. Its a different world out there.
@@beer1for2break3fast4 he had just had groin surgery. If anyone noticed (and why would they be looking at another dude's balls in the first place) he could say they shaved him for the surgery. Try harder.
The visuals are becoming increasingly impressive, the stories ever more engaging with each new upload. Great work. Thanks for sharing your endeavours. 👌
If you enjoyed these stories, consider that I will probably never be able to cover the hundreds more stories from other servicemembers that Nick has collected over the years. Check out his Instagram for even more stories, and his book _Tales from the Grid Square: Volume One_ on Amazon www.amazon.com/Tales-Grid-Square-Nick-Orton/dp/B09ZL9BQ1D
Another upstanding upload brother. Keep up the great work. 👍 💯
I thank you and I've seen the impossible.
Already bought it. It's sitting in my nighstand.
Maybe I'm wrong for sharing this, but I feel it needs to be said. I'm empathetic, very empathetic. I've also suffered horribly as a child. I know the horror of violation. The last man's pain is palpable, and there's no way to say how sorry I am.
I've heard tell that it's impossible for civilians to be able to understand active military service. It is no disrespect towards you, nor your brothers and sisters in the armed forces to say that's not quite true. I, and I'm sure others like me, can take my pain, step into another's shoes, and understand their suffering.
Throughout all of my really bad 52 years, I am still able to care. I'm saying all this so that you or anyone else may be able to purge some pain to a person you might not consider talking to. Being abused as a child is like a war zone. You just don't know what you've done, besides breathing, to be hated so much. It was so bad that my private nickname for the projects I grew in was Aushwitz. I don't know how I knew that horrible word, nor what it was. At times, I have bouts of claircognizance.
Even though I have never been where you have, or experienced the same, I care very much about the military men and women, and veterans. May HOLY GOD bless you all and guide you to the best help so you're not shattered by the pain of your experience.
I'm a regular reader since you mentioned tales from the grid square in the haunted destroyer episode.
Reminds me of the spooky stories my dad told me about Ft. Leonard Wood and AIT at Fort Polk.
Thank you for posting… these are not just stories, but horrific encounter with an unknown thing, praise God these soldier, was not killed….🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Bro, I know I'm late on this upload and this is I think the first comment I've made on one of your videos, but I just HAD to give you props for the number of stars multiplying after the soldier put his NODs down; that is the sort of attention to detail that confirms to me that you weren't just stacking papers somewhere. I did almost 10 years Army infantry and to this day I remember looking up at the stars from my foxhole in Afghanistan and being... just... blown away at the sheer number and beauty.
Love the channel, dude. Really appreciate that you found such a unique niche. Keep it up!
Native NY'er Stationed at Ft. Drum and deployed to Afghanistan. Never witnessed anything like these stories while in either of these places.
@@osakarose5612I didn't say I have never seen anything. I haven't at those specific places.
@@op-4 if you don't mind, could you share what you saw with us?
Bought the book before the video was over lol.
I bought Tales From The Gridsquare a couple months back, it’s bloody awesome and most of the stories are so short that it’s a real easy read! I’m waiting for volume 2!
My grandparents live in the Catskills in NY. Not as far up as Fort Drum, but we've still seen some weird shit up there.
Hey dude might be a bit late but can you please elaborate ?
@@captainskeleton3994rewatching this for some reason and actually reading the comments. I'm local to the Catskills and my close friend and I had a wild encounter near cooper lake in bearsville, ny only a month ago. We've gone up there for years to bullshit and smoke and drink, only this time we were being watched by what we assumed was a deer but stayed just out of reach of our lights to positively identify it. Stayed there for about an hour until we heard a pack of coyotes yelping across the lake, followed by dead silence. We both stood up and said fuck this and left. I know what still air means and it means it's time to leave.
Love how much this channel has blown up...been a subscriber/regular viewer from day one, and have thoroughly enjoyed every episode.. Never served myself, but have the utmost respect/admiration for those who have/do. Thank you for your service! Keep up the awesome work with the channel!
I should add... I have even further respect /massive admiration for anyone who served and is brave enough to come out and talk about experiences like these... It's hard for me to put into words how much it truly/deeply pisses me off that ANYONE gets any ridicule/ shame for talking/opening up about experiences like this... But it's even more enraging / disgusting when it's the men and women who served. Unlike a lot of people who are just too afraid to come out/talk about it because they don't to be made fun of, these men women actually have A LOT more to lose than just being made fun of by some ignorant small minded, just all around (figuratively) small people...
Up early for this one. Your voice is soothing. I tend to believe people in the forces with these strange experiences, why lie? They've seen stuff we normal folk couldn't ever fathom.
I'll pile on about the book. Great read indeed. Also a special episode for me, I grew up right outside Ft. Drum.
I feel for the guy in the last story; his experience seems like a disturbing one. There are a lot of questions he might not be able to answer, but did his hair ever grow back?
Good question
HA! I almost posted the exact same thing, but chickened out & deleted it!
I think he would've mentioned it if it never grew back. That would be a pretty big detail to miss.
@@MintyLime703 I did think it was odd not to mention it either way, but yeah, that's a fair assumption.
It was probably burned off by a laser type of device. It undoubtedly will grow back.
I was stationed at Drum back in 2002. Its a nasty frozen swamp. Thankfully wasnt there long before deploying to Afghanistan. I love The Smoke Pit! Please keep posting.
I remember when Drum was reopened, around 1983. It was big news in the army then, as well as the recommissioning of the 10th Mountain division, which had been dormant since ww2. I was in Germany then, and would be going back to the states in '84 after a 2 year tour.
I was hoping to get stationed at Drum, but got Ft. Ord California instead. I hated that shithole.
@@truthseeker2321 haha, Drum was depressing, especially for a California boy like me. No sunshine, freezing cold in the morning and the women in Watertown were very pale and well fed shall we say. I think you may have dodged a bullet but I’ve never been to Ord.
@John Dosta I hear you man! Ft. Ord had it's own personal storm cloud, it seemed to always be cold and raining, just like the place I left in Northern Germany, but if you went to Santa Cruz or Salinas, the sun was always shining and it was warm.
I used to ride with a friend of mine from Salinas ,who I served with in Germany. He ETSed in Germany.
We would ride around Salinas, and it looked familiar , until I realized that this was the town where American Graffiti was filmed. It still looked the same in 1984,as it did 11 years prior during filming. Even the road used in the drag race scene was really named Paradise road.
Everything else about California was great then ,but Ft. Ord was absolutely the worst duty station I had ever been to.
Good to see you luke.
You're killing it with these fog of war and smoke pit stories!
The abduction story reminds me of an experience I had hiking out at Big Bend in Texas a few years ago. I was on a trail that ran around the ruins of an old farmstead from the 1920s. It was pretty far back in the park and I was the only one there at the time, very few other cars around. I'm maybe half a mile away from the road when I hear something from the brush in front of me that sounds for all the world like a mechanical beep, like almost exactly like a microwave timer. There's no way that something mechanical is out in that spot at that time. No one else was parked on this trailhead but me and my car is in the opposite direction. On one hand it could just be a bird with a really weird cry that sounds absolutely nothing like any bird I've ever heard before. But I've also heard the Skinwalker stories of hikers being "lured" off the trail and decide that I don't want any of that today and just keep walking down the trail. Don't hear or see anything else unusual that day. Wonder if I dodged a bullet.
You definitely made the right move
this is one thing I like about youtube channels that specialise in high weirdness paranormal incidents, the people in the comments sharing their own experiences that are so odd that even most people in ufology/parapsychology/cryptozoology wouldn't bother with them
You probably did spare yourself a strange and possibly harmful encounter.
Go with your instincts.
You probably did save yourself from a strange and possibly dangerous encounter.
Always go with your instincts.
@Exile Mate all you dodged a free wax, spa and facial
These visuals are amazing. I literally feel like I’m there with your storytelling techniques that last one was really amazing. Keep up the good work this is my favorite channel on TH-cam.
I bought the book several months ago. It’s quite entertaining if you’re into paranormal topics as I am. I served 27 years and my experience of the paranormal was very limited. Mostly stuff that could be chalked up to nerves or an over active imagination. But I do love the tales.
If you look, lots of stories revolve around Abu Graib, the site of notorious US abuse of Iraqi POWs. Before we took it over it was an Iraqi secret police facility where political prisoners were tortured and murdered - way worse than what our troops did. The place was allegedly haunted AF. One veteran who served there was a paranormal buff who dedicated an entire website with pictures documenting stories about it. You might still be able to find it.
Eric, so you recommend the book? Thanks, H
@@huntlife Definitely!
Eric, another question, does the veteran still have that website and what is it called? Thank you- I find these war stories fascinating.
@@huntlife I wasn't able to find it though I admit I didn't dig deep. Google is less helpful than it was in the past (more Evil too). Plus there's a lot of false leads because of the documentary _Ghosts of Abu Graihb_ about the 2007 crimes muddies the results. Still, you can find material if you search: haunted abu ghraib "paranormal"
Good luck!
Personally I think that they are very interesting because I trust the sources and I know that they are more likely to be able to observe and give an accurate assessment.I have looked at studies where they have had people observe the same event and they clearly show that the vast majority of people are not able to describe the event accurately. In one they have people passing a basketball to each other. What many people miss is that a man in a monkey suit walks through the crowd waving.
Thank you so much for starting the smoke pit; some of us have experienced something extraordinary, service members or otherwise, and feel crazy and alone, until someone like you shows us otherwise, and the relief is real, even if it doesn't answer all the questions, it does eleviate the sensation of loneliness.
Ahhh! Anotherb wartime video! I look more Forward to these than you could ever imagine, Luke! Thanks so much again signore!
Awesome as always. Let’s Go!!!
My dad had a true story from the battle of Normandy in ww2. He was fighting with the Royal Artillery, and they bedded down for the night in an old hospital type building. Two men were sharing a room and in the night, one of them was tipped out of bed completely by a ghost of a large man with a bushy moustache. They told the officer the next morning, and the officer Pooh Pooh’s the story and says rubbish- I’ll sleep in that bed tonight. In the middle of the night sure enough the officer was tipped out of his bed and got a glimpse of the ghost- the same ghost the first man had reported. Anyway, that morning one of the men said he’d found a strange looking ‘dug up’ area right outside the window of the haunted room, and he said it looks like a grave? The officer said they would get to the bottom of it and dig up the area and so the men set to work. Before long they came across a body- of a large man with a bushy moustache. The soldier and the officer said that was the figure they had seen when it tipped them out of their bed. This is a true story and I often asked my dad to tell me the story of it while he was alive. My dad landed on Sword beach on D day, fought through the battle for Caen, Battle of Normandy, Arnhem, the Bulge northern shoulder, and down through Germany to the liberation of Belsen. Then he guarded the river Elbe at wars end to stop the Russians from crossing as they were running riot. He was a good guy. Great dad of 7. We lost our hero on New Year’s Day 2013 age 92. This story is true and actually happened.
Thanks for sharing his story. And thanks to him for his service, RIP. Multiple witnesses, passed down from father to children... Yeah, I believe it. Why not? Here, I'll hit you back and share a weird one from my own life.
So when I was a kid of around 8, I used to go to my Aunt's house so she could babysit my brother and I while my mom was at work. One day he and I, and our cousin, were hanging out inside when we all decided we were bored and wanted to go outside and play. The house they lived in was smallish, it was a duplex so more like half of a house, and the staircase to the second story was very, very narrow. But we went upstairs, and at the end of the hall, my Aunt was in her room sitting on the bed tucked halfway under the covers and reading a book. We excitedly asked her for permission to go outside to play, and she said sure, as long as our cousin, who was a few years older than us, kept an eye on us. Excited more, as children often are, we all hurried back down the hallway, skipped a few steps on the way down the stairs, but we all stopped dead the moment we got to the living room. Sure as green grass, my Aunt was just sitting there on the couch, watching TV. She had a different shirt on than she had just a couple minutes before, and was hanging out like she'd been there awhile. I don't even remember hearing the TV being on until I reached the bottom of the stairs, which was the first weird clue I got that a glitch in the Matrix had just occurred. All three of us were completely dumbfounded. My Aunt, who noticed out strange behavior, asked what was the matter. I asked specifically, "How did you get here?" To which she answered, confused: "I walked...? Why?" We explained that she had just been upstairs laying on the bed not minutes before, and she disagreed with us. It was exceptionally weird. The only way she could have gotten down from the second floor before us is if she'd somehow become a ninja, climbed out the window, jumped off the second story, and came through the back door just to screw with us. My Aunt was not an athletic person so this makes zero sense. The only explanation I have come up with in my time is that we somehow stepped into an adjacent parallel dimension with small inconsistencies such as the location and clothing of my Aunt.
It was really weird. All three of us still remember it to this day, in vivid detail.
@@jaylol7226 oh my god. What a strange happening? I believe you of course, as I know how strange this world can be. I wonder what would have happened if you three stayed in the room upstairs to talk to your aunt?! Would the downstairs aunt have disappeared? Would she have disappeared because the upstairs aunt was being actively observed?! I have no explanation for what happened to you. I have been quite lucky with the paranormal in my life. I saw my ufo in 1989, but I had to wait til 2003 to see a ghost. It was at Chillingham Castle in Northumberland England. I was filling in as caretaker and woke up in the caretakers apartment one morning, and felt something just wasn’t right? So I lifted my head to look around the room, and there was an old lady sitting by the fireplace smiling. Not smiling at me, but smiling out the window. She looked very kind and just like a much loved grandma would look. Absolutely as solid as a living person! Of course, I was the caretaker- I knew where everyone was in the castle and there was hardly anyone in the castle that night. My room door was locked. I knew she was a ghost as it couldn’t be anything else. Anyway, I quickly decided I didn’t want to risk carrying on looking in case she shifted her gaze to meet mine, that would have been very unwanted, so I did what anyone would do, I put my head back under the covers. Later when I spoke to the castle manager, he was quite shocked. The regular caretaker had been signed off sick with ‘depression’ by the doctor because he ‘kept seeing a ghost of an old lady in his apartment’. The manager had deliberately put me in the regular caretakers room to see if I saw the same ghost, as he didn’t believe the man and thought he was just trying to get time off work! So I told him, thanks for that, I can now reliably say he IS seeing that ghost. The caretaker (who I still have never met) had been signed off for two weeks, but he had told the manager I’m not staying in that room, for two weeks so he moved into the lodge at the bottom of the castle drive. That’s how the room was vacant for me to stay in. It’s a very strange world sometimes isn’t it? Cheers and thanks for your story it’s amazing!👍🇬🇧
@@jaylol7226 Yikes!
He was near where i live. Belsen is not far away and i live directly at the Elbe river. Do you know where exactly he was on the Elbe river? Bc my hometown is one of the last spots where the allies crossed the river. Its a small town in northern germany named Lauenburg. Its close to Hamburg
@@ReinersBlauerHoden hi. Thanks for the reply. No, I don’t know the exact area unfortunately. My dad likely wouldn’t have remembered the name of the area either, as they passed through so many places it would be difficult to remember them all. But he said they had orders to shoot at anyone trying to get over the Elbe. And they sank a boat once, he did say that. 👍
Your stories are getting better and better. Very raw feeling to them, as if we are all right there. Great Job.
Love this channel. This and bedtime stories. Gives me the same feeling unsolved mysteries used to give me as a kid but better. Wish there was a new show every week it’s so good. Love this channel
WITHOUT A DOUBT, one of THE Best channels on Yt man…period. Love the stories. SO well written..NARRATED, and the depiction/CG-graphics are SUPERB! Just wish the stories were longer! Thanks Luke and team..
And we ladies love his sexy voice too.😊
Late night wartime story ŴOOHOO!!!
Always look forward to a new video from you. Definitely one of my favorite channels. Thanks for all you do to keep us entertained and informed.
Thank you! One of the best channels around! as an Army vet, had a few weird things happen to me at Ft. Lewis ans when I was in South Korea.
My parents got me the book for christmas and it's one of the best books on the paranormal I've ever had in my collection. I love that the stories are short and to the point, in addition to being compelling accounts, and it just reinforces my belief that military personal encounter more weird phenomina than people are led to believe
Just binged all your episodes today, outstanding and incredible, bravo! You've got one helluva butter voice man.
Tales from the Gridsquare volume one is fantastic. But it’s one of the few books I’ve had to put down and walk away from mid-story. There are a couple stories that terrified me enough I had to walk away for a few minutes. One of them was the “I know you’re here” story that was previously covered. It is well worth the money! I need to order volume 2 soon!
As a skeptic myself I love how you present these videos, and I loved that ending because, yes; I 100% am here for entertainment value of these stories. But I am also aware that these people had some kind of experience and while I don't personally think it was for sure something to do with aliens... these people still deserve to find some kind of resolution or answer so what it was they experienced mundane or supernatural.
*skeptic
Aliens are nothing more than demons/fallen angels.
@@lalonguecarabine4952 "Sceptic" is the UK spelling.
@@BudhagRizzo so not all the world is speaking 'murican? Unbelievable
@@Jedittee dude, chill lol...
A great start to my holiday weekend. The Smoke Pit stories have become my favorite part of this channel.
Your youtube channel is great. I really appreciate your efforts to allow service members to share their stories regarding the Paranormal or supernatural. I was a previous Battalion Chaplain at Fort Drum and I had a lot of service members share similar stories about Training Area 1 at Fort Drum. I remember rucking along that area and it had a very strong vibe to it. Service members were always scared of talking about their encounters. Due to the fact of being forced to go to mental health to be evaluated. They would come and see me.
Yo I'm extremely pumped for this one. I had a strange experience Fort Carson, not a abduction but none the less and sighting of a extremely strange Craft. I absolutely love these stories man they're awesome. Definitely my favorite channel on TH-cam!!!
Did you see it flying around Pikes Peak?
I spent some time on the Pueblo army depot, and some of my friends witnessed several objects flying around the peak, or near to it. I was working indoors, and by the time I went outside to see what they were yelling about, it was gone.
Many people who have seen ufos, discover later they had a close encounter. Usually, they have missing time.
Epic! That last story has familiarities about it!
I cant get enough "Tales from the grid square"!!!
Your last collaboration with Nick made me buy his book, very fun read
I wouldn't say I'm here for entertainment reasons. It's more to hear the stories of the people that experienced things and are willing to tell them. Love what you do here and keep it up. Thank you.
@@osakarose5612 Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and shouldn't be judged or ridiculed for it. We all need to respect one another and our own thoughts about things. Respect my friend.
I definitely intend to buy Tales From the Grid Square when I can, looks like a very interesting book. Too poor at the moment, but one of these weeks when I actually have a bit of change left over after bills, rent and groceries suck me dry, I'll definitely buy that book.
Luck will turn for your benefit, that I assure you.
You are believed. You selflessly served your country and have proven the content of your character.
You are loved.
Thank you for your service.♥️
I can only speak for myself, but I don’t feel like this channel is exploiting those who share their stories. This seems like a wonderful community of people, and like with the gentleman in the last story, a place to share his story and to be heard. Thank you for sharing and I hope you’re doing well.
Thanks to the service members brave enough to come out with their stories. ❤️🇺🇸
This channel just keeps getting better! The visuals/graphics, in particular, are unique and well done, imo. 👍(The narration is excellent as well.). I usually watch TH-cam at 1.25x or 1.5x speed, but this is one channel that I don't speed up- to savor the good pacing and quality. I really can't think of anything that could be improved.
Cheers and keep 'em coming!
Dude you have THE BEST voice for narrative. Seriously, THE BEST!!!
Those UAPs were seen over Kandahar, that's interesting. I've heard of The Giant of Kandahar. I don't know how true this is.
I'm sorry to hear about the gentleman who experienced traumatic experiences.
That last one was genuinely the most interesting thing I think I have ever heard.
Great episode Luke! 👍🏻😃 I bought Tales from the Gridsquare after you mentioned it last time and it’s a great read.
It's weird, my father never told me anything like this, all he said was him doing patrols and having to pack heavily armed
yea there probably weren’t too many guys running into giants and getting abducted lol
Didn’t happen to us all, 😂
My uncle was in Vietnam. The only thing I remember him saying was how heavy the M16’s were. When I was 8 years old I asked him if he had killed anyone. He clammed up and never spoke another word about it. Come to think of it I don’t think he ever said another word to me ever. My point is he didn’t talk about it but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
@@mikebond6328 - I’m sorry your uncle clammed up like he did. Those kinds of memories do terrible thing to people, be they treated or not. My father had strange semi-circular scars -tears more like - on his right hand and arm. I asked him about these when I was 10 or so. He quietly and coldly told me he got those while on patrol during the war in Korea. He never said another word about Korea for the rest of his life to me or anyone else that I know of. And I got the sense I should never ask him anything about Korea, ever.
Your point is well taken.
Doesn't happen to everyone. Just like being in and someone asking, "do you know John Smith?"
Found the book on Amazon, will be purchasing when I get paid on Friday. Just want to add I think this channel is superb, I really look forward to your posts.
My Friday just got a lot creepier, and so much better, having seen this. Thank you!
I love how you named the character at 3:42 Schmuckatelli hahahahahahahhaah
Hey, I really enjoyed the stories that were told, especially the last one. I was really impressed with the artwork of the animations and the effects of how they moved plus the visual effects as well. Then you add the incredible stories and how they were presented is like sipping on that first hot cup of coffee on a cold morning. Thank you, Wartime Stories, I am ready for more well told stories to be shared by you, like that next hot cup of coffee on a late, cold, and windy glumly night... love the channel, sleep tight. the Eggster.
I was stationed at Fort Drum very recently; patrolling the perimeter fence around Wheeler-Sack would take you past the old cemeteries. During daytime, I parked near an old family cemetery within the cantonment area when my radio went completely out. No one could reach me, nor could I make any transmissions. I got the heck out of there quick.
I am an army brat with a large military family, i just subscribed and love your channel, i just bought Nick's first volume and can't wait to read it! Love it!
Yay! Just in time for bed! Woot woot
Unlike many “military stories “ On TH-cam I’m finding the usage of real military terminology refreshing, I’ve subscribed today.
Can't wait for volume 2! We need more Grid Square! As always a brilliant episode. You make it feel as though we are actually there! It brings a better sense of credibility to the stories. Thank You for your service and quality channel!!
“I’ve had years to overthink this” describes my reaction to everything that’s ever happened to me. A throwaway line in the story that means a lot. I don’t know why that struck me so hard but it did.
Makes sense to me that E.T.’s would be especially interested in the military, and especially the most powerful human military ever. Gives the stories more credibility for me
mhmm Except, they're S.T.s = subterrestrial (called Nephilim). Plus, they too have a special interest in the Hebrew Sheeple's trained combatants and the related facilities...
lmfao, "most powerful human military ever" are amerimutts really this stupid?
I was stationed at fort drum.. never had anything crazy happen to me out in the box, however, I did capture multiple images of a ufo in broad day light. Never showed anyone or told anyone. Sometimes i think about submitting the photos to the DOD but I always quickly change my mind
Now's the time! Please consider sharing them with Wartime Stories.
@ HA! retaliation is a real thing, I’ve already dealt with it once in the military. I’m good. My experience doesn’t matter. Neither does yours. This great and powerful country we call America only serves the affluent and the wealthy.
Dude, I love your channel. Thank you for the quality content you make. Can’t wait for the next one.
I'm working on something to send you. It's basically a history of my encounters with the paranormal both in and out of service.
Thank you for this channel.
can't wait for it mate !
what a great set!! masterfully done
Great video!
I think the last soldier's reasoning about what happened to him is "right on the button".
Some kind of aliens in a cloaked craft which had problems. They land it to try to fix it and they didn't want to be discovered (even if they were cloaked).
The soldier accidentally stumbles onto them and they zap him unconscious (so as not to harm him) and examine him (for whatever reason), then they get the craft going and let him go after they've gone a couple of km from where they landed.
I think that summarises what he was saying.
Maybe there’s different species, some more advanced than others. It would be far worse if it’s our own government doing this than aliens though.
I just can't wrap my head around the fact they have a cloaking device I always thought it was made up I wonder if someone or something is giving the writer's information that we're just advancing. Or is it a buried memory of a past life of the so called advanced civilization that was here before.🤯😱🥺😳🤨🤔🧐
Nah those motherfuckers planned it. They knew that area was for training and that soldiers would be around. Unfortunately for this dude, he was chosen to be their examination and experimentation sample. We need to start tricking these bastards, pull a reverse uno on their asses.
*gulp* Fort Drum is practically in my backyard. I use to work there under civilian contract as a KP for 8 years at several of the dining facilities scattered all over post. Never noticed anything out of the ordinary though. Although I wasn't wandering around in the woods either. Makes me curious to know how many others, if any, may have come across similar phenomenon or experienced similar events on Ft. Drum. Might be afraid to come forward.
Awesome stories!!! But im still waiting for haunted ships again...im a navy vet....love them old ships!!!
The fort Drum story is terrifying. Walking along and suddenly realizing you don't know where you are, what you're doing or where you're going then remembering the light and sound would be a nightmare
DOPE. FANTASTIC EPISODE
I am relatively new to this channel but I eagerly await each episode. The only complaint is that we really need more episodes more often. Thanks for the incredible stories and the hard work that you put into every episode. Semper Fi Brother and keep em coming.
I got to this one early. I love these stories; they're fascinating, and some of the most believable ones I've ever heard.
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What the?!!!! You can't drop a brand new Wartime Stories in the middle of the night! I'm on the west coast! I just got up to piss and happened to check my notifications and... never mind, it's 4:00 AM , time for Wartime Stories 🤘
My first trip to Afghanistan with the Marine Corps in 09 I was stationed on Dwyer. There was a lot of weird shit
I love the smoke pit stories and format. Really well done.
And to the soldiers affected- it appears you are not alone in your experiences. Please also know that there is a large segment of the population that is open minded and does not think you're all crazy. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
Man i love these keep posting more W content keep it up brother
As somebody who is a former infantryman who was stationed at drum and know exactly where this is in TA1 gives me chills
These are great, interesting stories. Scary, had to be terrifying to those involved.
Wow! The animation, audio, reenactment voices. Just perfection!
🎉new story!!❤️❤️ I love these! I miss living in an area that truly appreciates our veterans and the things they went through. But such is the case here in Idaho unfortunately.
I love your channel, your artwork, your voice, your narration. The last story was a MONSTER! Meaning 'big' and 'scary'! Crazy weird and scary. The way you presented it was great, professional. More please!
I know you said that the map of Fort Drum was an estimate based on the info you have, but I used to live in that part of NY and would drive rt. 11 (the road just to the west of the highlighted area) all the time, sometimes in the dead of night too. Won't lie that map made all the hair on the back of my neck stand up for a bit.
Eeek!!! 😮
This channel is great. No other way to describe the quality that bedtime stories brings to the table
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"... Shakespear knew the nature of reality is difficult to understand. A point that Soldiers, sailors and airmen are all to often stuck with.
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I've listened to a looooot of youtube story narrators. Bravo sir, you're the best I've heard. Exceptional narration, exceptional sounds and music. You're as good as any fully funded and staffed radio production version of stories I've ever heard. Honestly, well done.
This was the weirdest story on this channel. The fact that it is true as it is shared by his friend 'Nick Orton' is making it more creepy. The soldier was definitely kidnapped and had treated by aliens.
Without strong, irrefutable proof, there's no such thing as "definitely kidnapped", unless you set your personal bar low. The only currency that carries weight is indisputable evidence, not a relayed story that, no matter how interesting, cannot be verified as even reasonably accurate, let alone 100% true.
I always wait eagerly for your uploads. Being a night owl and working night shifts, your stories are a perfect companion.
In reference to the last story, if that soldier really wants to find out exactly what happened to him, he should volunteer to go under hypnosis. If he doesn't know about that, could someone please pass it on to him. Regards,
Denis C. Berte' USMC/SF
Can't trust memories from hypnotic regression though. That's the stuff that got innocent people locked up during the satanic panic .
Just went and ordered the book. Cant wait to get my copy
Strong work. Love the Wartime Stories patches on dudes kit in the animation. Would be rad if they existed. Basically it'd be like shut up and take my money. Not to make light of this guys fear. But those aliens were without a doubt whatever their equivalent of Infantrymen is. Who else flash bangs a dude into an unconscious state, shaves his junk and drops him off?
Lol I'll work on the patch idea. Thanks. Asshole move by the aliens, no doubt. At least he finished his land nav points and didn't have to bother explaining why he didn't finish the course.
Thanks!
Ooo it's a smoke pit! Get ready boys!
‘Ooah.
Hell yeah now we're talkin'!! I've been waiting to get the notification that Wartime Stories uploaded a new video! Love this channel! 💯💯
Appreciate you brother, and Keep em' comin'! God bless!✌️
The hole punch to keep us honest is a good idea. The last time I did a landnav course, it was at Fort Campbell. The organizers just put up a dozen points randomly. I was in the Maintenance platoon. They told us we were just driving the infantry guys out there, no need to bring anything we'd be right back. A couple of us specialists knew better so we grabbed our gear. We drove the grunts out there and sure enough, we were told we were doing the course. I grab an E3 mechanic as my partner and we hit the course. Before nightfall we had a respectable amount of the points. We had also found several points that were not on our list and their coordinates. We traded coordinates with others when we got back but missed some because a POG can't get all the points before all the grunts. After chow, we were scheduled to do another course, same points but only 6 instead of all 12. I should mention that in order to "keep us honest" there were phrases at each point we had to repeat back to the OIC. After they dropped us off in random spots, those of us from Maintenance, made our way back to the camp and climbed into the back of an LMTV 5-ton. We smoked and napped for several hours before climbing out and pair by pair making our way to the OIC with all of the correct phrases.