About this episode

This episode explores unsettling spiritual encounters experienced by American servicemembers in various locations.

Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at mengotomars.com #sponsored For thousands of years, cultures around the world have described encounters with malevolent spiritual entities by many different names. But for some American servicemembers, those ancient beliefs became deeply personal after experiences they say defied any ordinary explanation. Drawn from firsthand accounts shared by soldiers, Marines, and airmen, these stories explore unsettling encounters in Australia, Iraq, and Qatar—from towering shadow figures and unexplained presences to entities believed by some to be demons, Djinn, or something even more mysterious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• spiritual encounters
• military experiences
• cultural beliefs
• supernatural entities
• firsthand accounts

Keywords

• Marines
• soldiers
• spiritual entities
• Djinn
• demons
• Australia
• Iraq
• Qatar

Sponsors

Shopify, Mars Men

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia, Iraq, Qatar

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