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Episode 4: Susan

Soldiers Heart

Release Date: 08/01/2019

S2 E8: After show art S2 E8: After

Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. 

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S2 E7: Coming Home show art S2 E7: Coming Home

Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. 

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S2 E6: Combat show art S2 E6: Combat

Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. 

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S2 E5: Enemies show art S2 E5: Enemies

Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. 

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S2 E4: Survival show art S2 E4: Survival

Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.

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S3 E3: Leaving Home show art S3 E3: Leaving Home

Soldiers Heart

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. 

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S2 E2: Initiation show art S2 E2: Initiation

Soldiers Heart

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. 

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S2 E1: Before show art S2 E1: Before

Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. 

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S2: Intro - The Hero's Journey show art S2: Intro - The Hero's Journey

Soldiers Heart

This season of Soldiers’ Heart features 15 veteran stories from the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII.

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Episode 10: LOVE show art Episode 10: LOVE

Soldiers Heart

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. Full interview: https://soundcloud.com/musews/lesley-saner-21-april-2017

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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: 
 
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