Story 1. Ghosts of Kadina Air Base

It is common for locations that have played host to major military conflict

to feature persistent manifestations of ghosts or other such paranormal entities.

But the Japanese island of Okinawa is the site of a somewhat disproportionate number of

supernatural sightings.

Join us this week as we walk amongst the sightings. I'm going to do. So, The midday sun was relentless as it beat down on the nursery's play area, much to the jubilation of its occupants, who are out

enjoying the remainder of their afternoon break.

But whilst the smothering heat appeared to invigorate and energise the children as they race from one adventure to the next,

it seemed to have exactly the opposite effect on the adults entrusted with their care.

As she made her way around the restricted patch of asphalt, ensuring that each of the youngsters

was sufficiently hydrated, Patsy Schneider was finding it ever more difficult to keep pace with

her juvenile charges.

Breaking into a brief jog, she managed to catch another miner

and was in the process of applying a liberal covering of sun-motion

when something unexpected caught her eye.

Over in the far corner of the play area, one of the children had his arm drawn back and had apparently

thrown something up and over the wooden fencing.

Finishing her current task, Patsy began to thread her way through the crowded playground,

observing the child again picking something up from the ground and tossing it over the fence into the yard next door.

Drawing closer to the boy, she recognized him as Angelo Conte, whose father was a senior NCO attached to the 19th

Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, which had recently deployed to the base. On closer inspection, the items at his feet were the diecast toy cars

he regularly brought to the nursery with him from home, and he proceeded to throw a further

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