RELOADED | 333: Ghost Of The USS Forrestal

The Confessionals

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Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In Episode 333: Ghost Of The USS Forrestal, we are joined in the studio by Tony’s Uncle Mark as he discusses being stationed aboard the haunted USS Forrestal while serving in the Navy. The USS Forrestal experienced a tragedy in the 1960s when a missile was mistakenly launched onboard, resulting in many fires that claimed the lives of over 160 men. One of the men who escaped death that day, only to be captured as a POW a few weeks later, was none other than former senator John McCain. Needless to say, this aircraft carrier has sailed with tragic baggage throughout its history. As time passed, rumors circulated of apparitions of past sailors appearing on the ship; one was even seen so often that the crew named him George. Mark shares some ghost stories with us and describes what life out at sea was like for all those years. We discuss why he believes he never witnessed a UFO despite his many years at sea, and he also tells us about living with his family in a haunted house in Massachusetts, where a former owner died and odd things occurred. As a journalist in the Navy with over 20 years of service, Mark decided to pursue novel writing once he retired. He is now the established author of a book trilogy called the “Forever Avalon” series. Combining experiences from his Navy service with his love for sci-fi, he created a fantasy world that begins when a storm slams into a ship and pushes the characters onto an uncharted island – but not just any island. The family finds themselves in another world frozen in time, on the magical island of Avalon, a place of eternal magic where the descendants of King Arthur rule. And this is just where the “Forever Avalon” series begins!

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0:35.0	I guess it's time to go back in time.
0:38.0	Are you telling me you built a time machine? How did it go, Morgan?
0:43.6	I am this but a stubborn illusion.
0:47.9	I have a lot of memories of the past.
0:51.7	People are time traveling with themselves.
0:54.7	Time travel is possible.
0:57.9	Welcome to Reload of Monday. We have the 4th of July going on today. We're going to take it back
1:02.5	to a military episode. Actually a flashback to my uncle being a studio with me.
1:07.5	The ghost of the USS Forstole, which is where he served and he shares some stories that he heard
1:12.9	from the USS Forstole. We have a great conversation. I hope you enjoyed this flashback.
1:18.0	This reload on the 4th of July.
1:20.4	Okay, I reloaded. This was all circulating around the base that a giant had been killed
1:26.5	but no one was supposed to talk about it.
1:29.2	I saw three long, bony fingers. Reach up underneath the door.
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