Paranormal Life Aug 2014 | Page 2

Imagine yourself thirty-five miles out in the desert on a small military base. To make it more interesting, the base is highly haunted with ghosts lingering from wars past and from an intense training area known as “the box”. In hidden areas of the housing, such as the side of cupboards and under sinks, there are signs and symbols left by others to keep evil out. This peculiarity is what many military families experience at what, for legal purposes, we’ll just simply call “the base”. This small base seems to be a beacon of paranormal activity and with new wars to come and current deaths still rising, the paranormal activity can only grow.

In order to reach the base, there is a thirty-five mile long drive on a winding road through the desert. On this drive, you might observe several white crosses stretching across the street. These crosses stand in memory of people who have lost their lives in automobile accidents leaving and entering the base. Although there are around fifty crosses, rumor has it that over half have been removed. Some people even claim that if you drive at night, you can see shadows passing in front of your headlights. With so many crosses up, one would think that people would drive more carefully, but to this day, there are still frequent accidents along the road.

To begin, the actual base sits on land that is rich with history. Before the construction, Mojave Native American tribes resided in the area. They were known to sacrifice their prisoners to their fallen warriors in battle. And when the indigenous peoples began to harass passing caravans, the Mormon Battalion of 1846 intervened officially. Once built, the base served the military through several wars including the Philippine-American War, WWII, Vietnam War, Cold War, and more recently, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. During WWII, the base served as a prison camp as well. POWs built some of the buildings still standing today! The history turns morbid pretty quickly when you consider the lives lost.

If you were to visit the base today, it looks quite peaceful. In most streets, you’d find little neighborhoods set up to house soldiers and their families. A grocery store, gas station, bowling alley, and even a movie theater can also be discovered on base. Soldiers, often out on their lunch break, will sit amongst their spouses and children doing their shopping. However, looks can be deceiving. You won’t see, for instance, the E.R. staff scrambling in haste because yet another accident has happened in training area, or “The Box”. Soldiers train for deployment and often, the training can go wrong. No one will speak of the soldiers who have committed suicide or family members who have died in tragic accidents. Nor will you hear of rogue soldiers committing crimes or domestic abuse. There are many deaths on the base and once you start paying attention, it becomes almost routine.