About this episode
The episode explores the eerie stories and supernatural encounters reported by soldiers training at Fort Polk's Joint Readiness Training Center.
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Topics covered
- military training
- supernatural encounters
- soldier experiences
- Fort Polk
- combat simulations
- urban legends
Keywords
- Fort Polk
- Box Witch
- military training
- supernatural
- soldier stories
- combat exercises
- urban legends
Sponsors
UltraPouches
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Fort Polk, the Box
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