Luke Lamana

Luke Lamana is a Marine Corps veteran and host of the Wartime Stories and Redacted podcasts, as well as the Wartime Stories YouTube series. He served nine years in the military, beginning in 2009 as a 2621 Signals Intelligence Analyst with 3rd Radio Battalion in Hawaii. Luke later became a Radio Reconnaissance Marine, completing five deployments across Southeast Asia, including multiple tours with the 31st MEU. He finished his career at MARSOC as a Signals Intelligence Special Operations Capability Specialist (SOCS-I) with the 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion. A spine injury during training led to his medical retirement in 2017.\n\nToday, Luke merges his military background with a deep fascination for the unexplained and mysterious. Whether investigating the strange, supernatural, and hidden sides of wartime life, or researching and exposing government secrets, Luke approaches each story with sharp insight, respect for the unknown, and a search for the truth.