The Long Road Home
“No soldier fights alone.”
About
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.”
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
Seasons
Episodes
Season 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.
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.
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.
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.
A City Called Heaven
Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives.
Abandon Hope
With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.
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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