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The Long Road Home

No soldier fights alone.

  • 2017
  • Ended
  • War & Politics · Drama
  • ~1h 11m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.6/10

Relive a heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ferociously ambushed on April 4, 2004, in Sadr City, Baghdad — a day that came to be known in military annals as “Black Sunday.”

Latest: Season 1 · 2017

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  1. E1. Black Sunday

    Nov 7, 2017 · 95m

    The First Cavalry Division launches a rescue mission when one of their platoons is ambushed by thousands of enemy insurgents in Baghdad. As news breaks, the lives of the soldiers' families at Fort Hood are thrown into chaos and uncertainty.

  2. E2. Into the Unknown

    Nov 14, 2017 · 47m

    Denomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It’s clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.

  3. E3. In the Valley of Death

    Nov 21, 2017 · 46m

    Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger’s deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.

  4. E4. The Choice

    Nov 28, 2017 · 48m

    Jassim’s troubled past is revealed and his allegiances tested. Aguero is forced to make a choice that scars his platoon for the rest of their lives.

  5. E5. A City Called Heaven

    Dec 5, 2017 · 52m

    Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives.

  6. E6. Abandon Hope

    Dec 12, 2017 · 44m

    With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.

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