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)