Soldiers Heart

S2 E8: After

July 04, 2020 16:03 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

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 ...

S2 E7: Coming Home

July 04, 2020 16:02 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

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, Insta...

S2 E6: Combat

July 04, 2020 16:01 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB

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 vetera...

S2 E5: Enemies

July 04, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

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 h...

S2 E4: Survival

July 04, 2020 15:59 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

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, Insta...

S3 E3: Leaving Home

July 04, 2020 15:58 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

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 vet...

S2 E2: Initiation

July 04, 2020 15:57 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

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 ve...

S2 E1: Before

July 04, 2020 15:56 - 11 minutes - 12.2 MB

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’ Hea...

S2: Intro - The Hero's Journey

July 04, 2020 15:55 - 9 minutes - 9.7 MB

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 [email protected]. Special thanks to the Winston Salem MUSE of Winston...

Episode 10: LOVE

November 07, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 11.4 MB

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 fea...

Episode 9: Everett

October 17, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

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 ...

Episode 8: André

October 03, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

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 Hear...

Episode 7: Syd Part II

September 19, 2019 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

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 fat...

Episode 6: Syd Part I

September 05, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

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...

Episode 5: Henry

August 15, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

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 volu...

Episode 4: Susan

August 01, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MB

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...

Episode 3: Bill & The Marines

July 18, 2019 08:00 - 17 minutes - 17 MB

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 yo...

Episode 2: Jule

July 04, 2019 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

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 thr...

Episode 1: Genesis

June 30, 2019 18:20 - 13 minutes - 13 MB

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 ...

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