Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: Mike Fillipeli, Army; Jack Desley, Navy; Loren Ashley, Army; Elwyn Karau, Merchant Marines; Alan Peterson, Navy; Art Cash, Army; Ted Holladay, Navy.     Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Martin Tucker of John Caudle, Army Air Corps http://martintuckerphotography.com   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions   Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Not Forgotten - Dan Lebowitz Spruce Tree - Ashley Powell  Monumental Journey - Jesse Gallagher

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: John Caudle, Army Air Corps; Jack Desley, Navy; Ted Holladay, Navy; Elwyn Karau, Merchant Marines; Jimmy Weavil, Marine Corps.    Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: JB Caldwell, of his crew (JB is in the front row on the far right)   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org The Gloaming - Chad Crouch Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch Ain’t MIsbehavin’ - Underscore Orkestra Storybook - Scott Holmes Family Together - Borrtex   YouTube Audio Library:  Jazz Me Blues - Jazz Me Blues - E’s Jammy Jams Breathing Planet - Doug Maxwell Barely Small - Freedom Train Studio

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: Jack Desley, Navy; Loren Ashley, Army; Elwyn Karau, Merchant Marines; Ted Holladay, Navy; Ben Bost, Navy; Jimmy Weavil, Marine Corps; Mike Fillipeli, Army; John Caudle, Army Air Corps; Donn Irmiter, Navy Seabees; JB Caldwell, Army Air Corps.    Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Wikipedia   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Marina - Antonio Bizarro Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Consequence - Wonders by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100283 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Open Sea Morning - Puddle of Infinity  Leoforos Alexandras - Dan Bodan Star-Spangled Banner - US Marine Corps Band Star-Spangled Banner - Cooper Cannell Anchors Away (1921) - United States Marine Band Clouded - Public Memory Solo Cello Passion - Doug Maxwell Breathing Planet - Doug Maxwell Checkmate - Nathan Moore   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Free Sound.org Bigpickle 51 - Bearcat very low (plane)

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: Jimmy Weavil, Marine Corps; Ben Bost, Navy; John Caudle, Army Air Corps   Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Court and Page - Silent Partner March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100167 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Maestro Tlakaelel - Jesse Gallagher Dusk - DivKid   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Internet Archive: Zero Hour, Tokyo Rose

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: Corbet Walters, Army; Loren Ashley, Army; Donn Irmiter, Navy Seabees; John Caudle, Army Air Corps; Jimmy Weavil, Marine Corps.    Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Ben Bost   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Monumental Journey - Jesse Gallagher I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/  

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: Loren Ashley, Army; Jimmy Weavil, Marine Corps; JB Caldwell, Army Air Corps; Corbet Walters, Army; Alan Peterson, Navy; Elwyn Karau, Merchant Marines; Mike Fillipeli, Army; Buddy Robinson, Navy; John Caudle, Army Air Corps; Whitty Harris, Navy.    Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Whitty Harris   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Metal Drone - Daniel Birch Family Together - Borrtex Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Tupelo Train - Chris Haugen Spirit of Fire - Jesse Gallagher Hallow Wind (sound effect) Ride of the Thuringia Hussars - United States Marine Band Dance of the Fireflies - Nathan Moore Temptation - Chris Haugen Lost Highway - Au.Ra   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Free Sound.org Infinite Storm - digifishmusic

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: Alan Peterson, Navy; Jimmy Weavil, Marine Corps; Jack Desley, Navy; Mike Fillipeli, Army; Buddy Robinson, Navy; Ben Bost, Navy; Loren Ashley, Army; JB Caldwell, Army Air Corps; Corbet Walters, Army.    Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Mike Fillippeli   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Canada - Pictures of the Floating World Old Bernie Blues - David Szesztay Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch    YouTube Audio Library:  Tupelo Train - Chris Haugen Monumental Journey - Jesse Gallagher Hickory Hollow - Dan Lebowitz Dance of the Fireflies - Nathan Moore Checkmate - Nathan Moore Tupelo Train - Chris Haugen Barely Small - Freedom Train Studio   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Free Sound.org Marching 3 - webbfilmsuk

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.    Thanks to the veterans who shared their stories: Jack Desley, Navy; Corbet Walters, Army; Elwyn Karau, Merchant Marines; Alan Peterson, Navy.    Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Elwyn Karau   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Roll Jordan Roll Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Hammock Style - Silent Partner Checkmate - Nathan Moore Blue Pearl - Jesse Gallagher Roast Beef of Old England - US Marine Corps Band Pink Sunrise - The Great North Sound Society   Ambi/Sound Credits:  EarthStation1.com - PearlHarborRadioFlash

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at MUSEWS.org. That’s M-U-S-E-W-S.org.    Photo Credit: Jimmy Weavil (center front)   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Hulu Ukulele - Chris Haugen Bring Me Your Sorrows - Dan Lebowitz The Guardian of the Threshold - I Think I Can Help You

In the the Season One Finale of Soldiers' Heart, you'll hear from a civilian with a message of gratitude for WWII GIs: Lesley Saner was a little girl in Manchester during the German Blitzkrieg. In this interview she vividly recounts midnight air raids, rationing, and the arrival of the American troops with their soccer balls and candy. This is her love letter to American service men and women everywhere around the world.  Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at https://musews.org.   To hear Lesley’s, full interview, visit the MUSE’s Soundcloud account here: https://soundcloud.com/musews/lesley-saner-21-april-2017   Photo Credit: Cyndi Briggs - This photo is of my grandfather, John Briggs, in Germany in the summer of 1945.    Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Marina - Antonio Bizarro Family Together - Borrtex Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library:  Dusk - DivKid Clouded - Public Memory Tiptoe out the Back Door - Dan Lebowitz Please - Wayne Jones   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Free Sound.org Air Raid Siren - Audiojacked f8f-bearcat-very-low - Bigpickle51 ominous background - zatdude slow-sad-tones - tj-mothy inifinite-storm - digifish

Everett Smith served as an Army medic in the 30th Infantry Division, 119th Regiment, 3rd Battalion during WWII. He served in England, France, Belgium, and Germany, and was held briefly as a POW under Joaquim Peiper during the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Smith was interviewed several times over the summer of 2014 at his home in Winston-Salem, NC by Cyndi Briggs.   Soldiers' Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at https://musews.org.    To hear Everett’s full interview, visit the MUSE’s Soundcloud account here: https://soundcloud.com/musews/everett-smith-finished-101217-810-pm   Photo Credit: Everett Smith   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions The End is Near Part I - Daniel Birch Metal Drone - Daniel Birch Christmas Time II, Family Together - Borrtex Marina - Antonio Bizarro Lock Down - Blue Dressed Man Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library I’ll Remember You - Jeremy Black Please - Wayne Jones Dreamscape - Density & Time Clouded - Public Memory Hallowed Days - Chasms Dusk - DivKid Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100176 Artist: http://incompetech.com/   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Free Sound.org Digifish Music - Infinite Storm Zat-Dude - Ominous Background SonicQuinn - Bee Buzzing Against Window WebFilmsUK - Marching 3 Tank - SoundBible.com The Builder 15 - Firefight Lex777 - WoodenFloorFootsteps - Boots

André Roche was born in Paris in 1921. He was visiting Bordeaux in the south of France when the Nazis invaded France. He lived under the Nazi regime before escaping over the Pyrenees to Spain where he was imprisoned for several months. After his release he was able to join the French Army where he served until the spring of 1945 when he was wounded in battle. His wife, Paule, served in the French Resistance and received the US Citation for Medal of Freedom for her work.    Soldier’s Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at https://musews.org.   To hear André’s full interview, visit the MUSE’s Soundcloud account here: https://soundcloud.com/musews/andre-roche-december-2016.   Research Credits:  Thanks to Wikipedia for information on Oradour-Sur-Glane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-sur-Glane_massacre) and for information on the German occupation of France during WWII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_military_administration_in_occupied_France_during_World_War_II#Daily_life).    Photo Credit: André Roche   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Lock Down - Blue Dressed Man Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library Trees in the Wind - Daniel Birch Wind Marching for Rain - Puddle of Infinity Solar Power - Ashley Shadow Rain Cloud Music - Emily A. Sprague Dreamscape - Density & Time Sunday Drive - Silent Partner Long Note Two - Kevin McCleod Hallowed Days - Chasms   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Free Sound.org Digifish Music - Infinite Storm

In the second of two episodes, you'll meet Sydney LeBrun who served in the 75th Infantry Division, 291st Infantry, Company E, 2nd Platoon during World War II. Syd grew up in Long Island, New York, the second son of Jewish immigrants from France and Russia. He graduated high school just as the United States entered the war, and he found himself assigned to the infantry and sent to Europe to fight. In the Ardennes forest of Belgium, in the depths of the coldest winter on record, he met his fate. In this episode, you'll hear his incredible survival story and his vivid descriptions of war-torn Europe after World War II.    Soldier’s Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at https://musews.org.    You can listen to Syd LeBrun’s full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/musews/syd-lebrun.   Photo Credit: Syd LeBrun   Music Credits:    Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Winter Walk - Podington Bear Paris Ballade - Dana Boulé Ain’t Misbehavin’ - The Underscore Orkestra The Long Way Back - Antonio Bizarro  Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library Dusk - DivKid Wind Marching for Rain - Puddle of Infinity Silence for a Film - Ann Annie Solar Power - Ashley Shadow Bittersweet Waltz - Sir Cubworth Please - Wayne Jones Who Can Say - the 126ers   La Marseillaise - Marseillaise.org   Ambi/Sound Credits:    Free Sound.org Gun shot, heartbeat, ringing  

In the first of two episodes, you'll meet Sydney LeBrun who served in the 75th Infantry Division, 291st Infantry, Company E, 2nd Platoon during World War II. Syd grew up in Long Island, New York, the second son of Jewish immigrants from France and Russia. He graduated high school just as the United States entered the war, and he found himself assigned to the infantry and sent to Europe to fight. In the Ardennes forest of Belgium, in the depths of the coldest winter on record, he met his fate.  Soldier’s Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at https://musews.org. You can listen to Syd's full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/musews/syd-lebrun.     Photo Credit: Syd LeBrun   Music Credits:  Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Little Lily Swing - Tri-Tachyon All I Have Left are These Photographs - Lee Rosevere Sad French Accordion - Dana Boulé Closing my Eyes for a Moment - Daniel Birch Betrayal - Lee Rosevere Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library Jazz Me Blues - E’s Jammy Jams Dreamscape - Density & Time Dusk - DivKid Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100176 Artist: http://incompetech.com/   Ambi/Sound Credits:  Free Sound.org Street Market II - Stevious_42 Horse Carriage II - J-O-J Infinite Storm - DigiFishMusic Inside an old moving train - jgrzinich Prarie Winter Wind - west by west Footsteps Snow 02 - Dymewiz GreatMGanga   YouTube Sound Effects Cicadas, Cicada Chirp, Water Sizzle

Mr. Henry Wilson served in the United States Army during World War II. As an African-American soldier, he was drafted not into the infantry, but into an engineering dump truck company, hauling troops and supplies, rebuilding roads and bridges, and de-fusing mines. He saw significant combat in France, Belgium, and Germany. He also experienced racism and brotherhood, both, with the troops in the Army. After the war, he worked for RJR and lived in Winston-Salem. His proudest achievement is volunteering with the Tarheel Boys’ State and helping young people thrive. Mr. Wilson was interviewed on January 20, 2016, at his home in Winston-Salem by Cyndi Briggs. Soldier’s Heart is written and produced by Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   Special thanks to the MUSE of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where all of these stories are archived. You can learn more about the museum at https://musews.org.    You can listen to Henry Wilson’s full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/musews/henry-wilson   Photo Credit: Henry Wilson   Music Credits:    Free Music Archive.org Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Amber Haze by Daniel Birch Metal Drone by Daniel Birch Betrayal by Lee Rosevere Rhythme Gitan by Latché Swing Everywhere by Lee Rosevere Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Audio Library Tiptoe Out the Back Door by Dan Lebowitz Please by Wayne Jones Dreamer by DivKid Who Can Say by the 126ers   Ambi/Sound Credits:  EarthStation1.com - PearlHarborRadioFlash Free Sound.org: K-Moon - Static Radio YouTube Sound Effects: Cicadas, Cicada Chirp

In this episode you'll meet Susan Rudd who served as a WAC during WWII. You'll also meet a bunch of other strong, feisty women who changed history. Susan ran away from home with her best friend Roselle to join the Women's Auxiliary Corps (WAC). She was stationed in California and Arizona where she trained pilots on the Link Flight Simulator. She also describes how her time in the Army changed her life for the better. Susan is 100 years old and currently lives in Winston-Salem, NC.  Soldier’s Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   The complete oral history collection can be located via the Winston-Salem MUSE (https://musews.org) and through their Soundcloud account: https://soundcloud.com/musews   You can listen to Susan Rudd’s full interview here:  Part I: https://soundcloud.com/musews/susan-rudd-part-i Part II: https://soundcloud.com/musews/susan-rudd-part-ii   Photo Credit: Susan Rudd    Music Credits:    Free Music Archive:  Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Americana Jam - The Underscore Orkestra Rhythme Gitan - Latché Swing The New York Military Band - Patriotic Songs of America Ain’t Misbehavin’ - The Underscore Orkestra Old Strange - Black Twig Pickers and Steve Gunn Scott Holmes - Postcards Mastered Horses - Picture of the Floating World Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   YouTube Music:  Tiptoe out the Back - Dan Lebowitz Jazz Me Blues - Es Jammy Jams   Ambi/Sound Credits:  FreeSound: TJ-Mothy - Slow Sad Tones Big-Pickle-51 - f8f Bearcat Very Low   YouTube Sound Effects:  Cicadas, Cicada Chirp, Water Sizzle Vulcan Machine Gun Series

Bill Kirkman dropped out of school after the 10th grade to join the US Marine Corps during World War II where he served in the Pacific Theater. Mr. Kirkman was interviewed on November 22, 2016 at his home in Greensboro, NC, by Cyndi Briggs.    Soldier’s Heart is written and produced by me, Cyndi Briggs, and features veterans stories from North Carolina. We honor vets by listening to their stories. You can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at Soldiers’ Heart NC.    If you have an idea for a story or interview, email us at SoldiersHeartNC@gmail.com.   The complete oral history collection can be located via the Winston-Salem MUSE (https://musews.org) and through their Soundcloud account: https://soundcloud.com/musews. You can listen to Bill Kirkman’s full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/musews/bill-kirkman-22-november-2016   Rifleman’s Creed read by Alan Shelton    Photo Credit:Martin Tucker - http://www.martintuckerphotography.com/index.html   Music Credits: (freemusicarchive.org)   Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions Roll Jordan Roll - The Joy Drops Betrayal - Lee Rosevere The Fugue - Daniel Birch Dreams Never Die - Daniel Birch Winter Walk - Podington Bear Everywhere - Lee Resevere Marina - Antonio Bizarro Trees in the Wind - Daniel Birch Entering Port au Prince - Scott Holmes Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   Ambi/Sound Credits: (freesound.org) Marching 3 - WebFilmsUK drillsarge-presentation - veridian sunrise

Jule Spach served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II. On his fifth bombing run out of Italy, his plan suffered a mechanical malfunction and he and his crew ditched over the Mediterranean. He was captured by the Germans and spent over a year in a prisoner of war camp. After the war, he married, started a family, and served as a missionary in Brazil for 30 years.    The complete oral history collection can be located via the Winston-Salem MUSE (https://musews.org) and through their Soundcloud account: https://soundcloud.com/musews     Music Credits: (freemusicarchive.org)   Intro Music: Breathing - Spectacular Sound Productions The Joy Drops - Not Drunk  Antonio Bizarro - Marina  Latché Swing - Hungaria  António Bizarro - The Long Way Back Tão Perto, Tão Longe… Himalayha Messiah, Victor Mixed Chorus Dreams Never Die - Daniel Birch Trees in the Wind - Daniel Birch Family Together - Borrtex Horses - Pictures of the Floating World Credits Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   Ambi/Sound Credits: (freesound.org)   Ambience, Night Wildlife A - InspectorJ  f8f Bearcat Very Low Overhead - BigPickle51 WWII - LPLeon96

Welcome to the Premier Episode of Soldiers Heart, a podcast featuring veterans stories from North Carolina.  In this episode, creator Cyndi Briggs describes how she began an oral history project after discovering her grandfather's photos and mementoes from World War II.  The complete oral history collection can be located via the Winston-Salem MUSE (https://musews.org) and through their Soundcloud account: https://soundcloud.com/musews Music Credits: (freemusicarchive.org)   Intro Music: Spectacular Sound Productions - Breathing  Chad Crouch - The Gloaming  Daniel Birch - Trees in the Wind Daniel Birch - The Fugue Scott Holmes - Nostalgic Memories Borrtex - Family Together Outtro Music: City Lights - Chad Crouch   Ambi/Sound Credits: (freesound.org)   Zat_Dude - Ominous Background