Wartime Stories

Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code WARTIMESTORIES at https://www.Ridge.com/WARTIMESTORIES #Ridgepod #sponsored Along the U.S.–Mexico border, soldiers and agents operate in some of the most remote and unforgiving terrain in North America. But for those working long nights in the desert, not every encounter can be explained by the environment alone. From isolated observation posts to temporary military installations, multiple accounts describe strange sounds, shadowy figures, and encounters that seem tied to both regional folklore and something far less understood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a remote training area in Croatia, soldiers on night patrol reported a sudden and complete failure of their equipment — radios, lights, and vehicles all going dark without warning. What followed was an encounter that none of them could explain. Based on the account of a combat engineer who was there, the incident raises questions about what may have passed over the training grounds that night — and why those involved were warned never to speak about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices