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 [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. 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