Beyond Black Hawk Down, Part 2
Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk
Dr. James Dobson
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🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Outnumbered and outgunned, a soldier finds that his faith holds firm even when survival seems impossible.
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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 once again to Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. |
| 0:24.1 | James Dobson Family Institute. |
| 0:26.4 | I'm Roger Marsh. |
| 0:27.7 | It was October 3rd, 1993 in the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. |
| 0:32.7 | A small group of elite American soldiers found themselves pinned down, taking fire, and by their own estimation, |
| 0:39.3 | completely outmatched. Many of them believed that they would not survive the night. |
| 0:44.3 | But one of those men was Staff Sergeant Jeff Struecker. He led a squad of Rangers that day, |
| 0:49.3 | lost men under his command, and returned to fight anyway. But what carried him through, though, |
| 0:54.4 | wasn't just training or toughness. It was faith. And what he discovered in those desperate |
| 0:59.9 | hours changed the entire direction of his life. On today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's |
| 1:05.3 | family talk, we'll hear Dr. Dobson continuing his conversation with Jeff Struecker, |
| 1:10.2 | decorated army veteran, |
| 1:11.7 | chaplain, and author of the book The Road to Unafraid. |
| 1:15.3 | On the last family talk broadcast, the two men covered the battle itself. |
| 1:19.6 | Today, Dr. Strueker will share what came afterwards and why he believes God left him |
| 1:24.6 | standing when so many others were unable to do so. |
| 1:28.0 | So let's get into today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk. |
| 1:36.6 | I really think that Americans owe all the people who have fought for this country, the understanding of the price that |
| 1:49.3 | was paid. |
| 1:51.1 | I am an amateur military historian. |
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