The Long Road Home

No soldier fights alone.
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.”
Episodes

1Black Sunday
45 minNov 7, 2017
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.

2Into the Unknown
47 minNov 14, 2017
Denomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It’s clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.

3In the Valley of Death
46 minNov 21, 2017
Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger’s deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.

4The Choice
48 minNov 28, 2017
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.

5A City Called Heaven
52 minDec 5, 2017
Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives.

6Abandon Hope
44 minDec 12, 2017
With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.

7Always Dream of Me
51 minDec 19, 2017
The rescuers finally punch through to the stranded platoon, but the battle hasn’t finished taking its toll, both in Sadr City and at Fort Hood.
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