A Visit to the Shores of Normandy, Part 1
Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk
Dr. James Dobson
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🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
On June 6, 1944, over 150,000 American, British, and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate the people of France during World War II, a day now known as D-Day.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to Family Talk. It's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute, supported by listeners just like you. |
| 0:08.1 | I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us. |
| 0:18.7 | Well, welcome to Family Talk. I'm Roger Marsh, and our best-up broadcast celebration during the month of December continues |
| 0:25.5 | with a program that was aired in honor of the anniversary of the storming of the beaches at Normandy. |
| 0:31.6 | Remember that day? June 6th, 1944, over 150,000 brave allied troops stormed those beaches in what would become a turning |
| 0:40.5 | point in World War II. |
| 0:42.2 | More than 4,000 American soldiers lost their lives that day, with thousands more wounded, |
| 0:47.6 | but their courage and sacrifice ultimately broke Hitler's grip on Europe. |
| 0:52.5 | On today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's family talk, you're going to hear |
| 0:55.8 | a special recording that features Dr. Dobson and his wife Shirley as they traveled to Europe and |
| 1:01.2 | visited the Normandy American Cemetery. They walked those hallowed grounds where young men, some |
| 1:06.8 | barely out of high school, gave everything for freedom. Steve Ryder, who at the time served as our chief audio engineer here at Family Talk, |
| 1:14.6 | accompanied them with recording equipment to capture this profound experience. |
| 1:18.9 | And today's Family Talk broadcast features the recorded conversation between Dr. Dobson and Steve Ryder, |
| 1:25.1 | along with their knowledgeable tour guide, Dwight Andy Anderson, |
| 1:28.8 | who serves as Director of Visitor Services at the cemetery. |
| 1:32.1 | We're also going to hear from World War II veteran Henry Duke Boswell, who was actually there on D-Day. |
| 1:38.7 | Now, this broadcast is one of the most treasured from our archives, and it's featured on our |
| 1:42.7 | 2025 Best Up Broadcast collection. |
| 1:45.6 | I'll share how you can get your copy of this special keepsake later on in the program. |
| 1:49.9 | But first, let's get into part one of this conversation as we hear now from Dr. James Dobson |
| 1:55.0 | on the special edition of Family Talk. |
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