TV series
The Long Road Home
Overview
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.”
Details
- First air date
- 2017-11-07
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 7 episodes
- Genres
- War & Politics, Drama
- Network
- National Geographic
- Production
- Phoenix Pictures, National Geographic
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael Kelly as Lt. Col. Gary Volesky
- E.J. Bonilla as Lt. Shane Aguero
- Noel Fisher as Pvt Tomas Young
- Darius Homayoun as Jassim Al-Lani
- Jon Beavers as Sgt. Eric Bourquin
- Franklin Silverio as SPC Acevedo
- Ezekiel Z. Swinford as SPC Matt Fisk
- Joey Luthman as SPC Jonathan Riddell
- Jorge Diaz as SPC. Israel Garza
- Joshua Brennan as SGT. Jackson
- Tristan Riggs as Chapel Kid
- May Calamawy as Faiza
Creators and crew
- Mikko Alanne - Creator
- Phil Abraham - Executive Producer
- Phil Abraham - Director
- Mikael Salomon - Director
- Mikko Alanne - Writer
- Alan DiFiore - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: Black Sunday
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.
Episode 2: Into the Unknown
Denomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It’s clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.
Episode 3: In the Valley of Death
Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger’s deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.
Episode 4: The Choice
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.
Episode 5: A City Called Heaven
Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives.
Episode 6: Abandon Hope
With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.
Episode 7: Always Dream of Me
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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