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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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