Is your building haunted?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:48:29 -0400

So I was told when I took command of my unit in Bullville, NY that it was haunted. The barracks, "the haunted mansion", had at least two deaths in it and people hear noises there throughout the night. In addition there is a little girl who runs around the drill hall. The battalion XO who officiated the change of command ceremony used to be a company commander there as well. He said that he saw a UFO over head once as well. The area is the "hot spot" for UFOs in New York.

Is your building haunted? Have you ever been to a haunted house on a post or anywhere?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2014 6:51 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:51:21 -0400

Sure. Haven't you seen the ghost of JRTC Past?

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2014 7:29 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:29:02 -0400

I second that the barracks are indeed haunted. I didn't believe it until I had my little experience there.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Jun 6 at 2014 7:35 PM

MSG Wade Huffman — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:35:04 -0400

I've been to a lot of places that were reported to be 'haunted', and in a strange way, I always hoped to 'experience' something myself, but alas, nothing. Not going to give up though! (no, not a 'ghost hunter' or anything, ,just curious!).

The most 'haunted' place I've ever been stationed was Washington D.C. (Ft. Myer, VA specifically). Seems like every historic building in the area (including on Ft. Myer, Belvoir, McNair, etc..) has stories of hauntings; and most of them are very interesting stories!

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2014 7:42 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:42:00 -0400

I think so, no matter what, I always wake up at 4 am when I pull a 24. We have no alarm clocks in the office and there's no explanation for it. That's not my normal time to wake up and I'm not the only one who experiences it!

Response by CPO Jon Campbell made Jul 20 at 2015 2:36 PM

CPO Jon Campbell — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:36:25 -0400

Post revived! I was stationed at CG Station Harbor Beach, MI and it was haunted. I personally saw doors open and slam shut, door knobs rattle and jerk out of my hand, and heard strange unexplained noises in the station. Several other people saw the ghost (called Mikey) walking about 3 feet off the ground and out across the front lawn until he disappeared over Lake Huron. Mikey was a CG petty officer who was killed in a vehicle rollover accident in back of the station in 1989. I never saw the ghost, but the strange way that the doors in the building suddenly flew open or slammed shut was disturbing. The building was L shaped with no rear exit door (only ground level windows for emegency egress.) We figured that the air being drawn through the building could be responsible for the doors slamming shut, but not for them opening up (they were all heavy fire doors) or for turning the door knobs.

Response by CPL Timothy Coffey made Feb 28 at 2016 8:20 PM

CPL Timothy Coffey — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 20:20:02 -0500

Yes, there is a ship in Corpus Christi Texas, you can tour the ship, some guy came up to me and family and was talking about the ship, dress in older uniform, we talked for about 20 seconds and turn around and he was gone, I looked all around. He just disappeared. My wife says lets go. But I never felt threatened at all. First and only time with this?

Response by MSgt Mike Ruikka made Feb 29 at 2016 7:46 AM

MSgt Mike Ruikka — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:46:58 -0500

Was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the mid 80s. Legend had it that a ghost of a WWII wandered the base. I didn't believe it at first, until one night while working on the flight line, I was driving around the end of the runway when another vehicle turned on behind me. I didn't think much on it, because mine was obviously not the only vehicle out there. It was only after being tailgated around the loop, as we called it, and passing the approach lights that the headlights disappeared. I looked behind and saw a truck at the beginning of the loop road, and assumed that was the only one behind me. Later I met up with a good friend, and told him what happened. He said that third truck was his supervisor, and said he saw 2 trucks at the approach lights, and only one after passing the lights. It was then I knew that I had been teased by the infamous Lakenheath Charlie!

Response by PVT Raymond Lopez made Nov 6 at 2017 2:33 AM

PVT Raymond Lopez — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 02:33:30 -0500

My home is haunted. The land around is the site of a Civil War hospital Army of Northern type. More people died from sickness than actual combat.