Sydney LeBrun grew up on Long Island, New York, during the Great Depression, the son of Jewish immigrants from France and Russia. In 1942, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Army, and arrived in Europe in late 1944 just in time for the Battle of the Bulge and his first exposure to the German war machine. Six bullets would nearly take his life...
SydneyÕs story is an epic tale of both tragedy and triumph, one manÕs contribution to the Greatest Generation that shaped America.
Sydney LeBrun is a World War II veteran, a successful businessman and entrepreneur, and a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He lives in Greensboro, NC.
Cynthia Briggs is a writer, documentarian, and professor of counseling. She assists veterans in telling their life stories via oral histories and memoirs. She lives in Winston-Salem, NC.