Ep 23 Part One: Jim Dorris - A Light in the Darkness of WW 2

Jim Dorris displayed an equal measure of courage and compassion in WW 2.  His deep Catholic faith provided him with a moral compass that guided him through combat at the Battle of the Bulge, Ingolsheim, Wurzburg, Schweinfurt, and Furth.  He was a true light in the darkness of WW 2 resisting senseless cruelty whenever he saw it regardless of which side – be it the Nazis or the US GIs – who committed it.  Nearly six months of combat wasn’t enough to prepare Dorris for the hell he witnessed when he walked through the gates of Dachau concentration camp to liberate it.  Still, his deep faith guided him even there, and enabled him to find a sign of God’s love in the darkest of places.  I am thrilled that Jim’s son and my good friend, Stephen Dorris, is joining us for these two episodes.  Stephen will give voice to all of Jim Dorris’s quotes in both episodes.  Jim Dorris - My View of WW 2 Young Jim Dorris in uniform Jim in basic training - picture taken to be sent to his mother Jim and Charlotte Dorris church photo Jim and Charlotte Dorris  Jim, his wife Charlotte, and all of his grandkids Jim, John Ulferts, and John's daughter, Ashley, during our last visit