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Hear from the real soldiers and families and see how the events of Black Sunday are being brought to life. Interpreter Jassim al-Lani’s troubled past is revealed and his allegiances are tested. Tensions rise in the alley house as the insurgents change tactics and force Aguero to make a decision that will scar his platoon forever. Back at Fort Hood, LeAnn and Gina learn about mounting casualties and prepare for the worst. Explore the real-life stories of the men and women who inspired The Long Road Home as they face the challenges of putting their lives back together. Denomy leads the first rescue for the platoon under heavy fire.
Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives. THE LONG ROAD HOME relives a heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ferociously ambushed in Sadr City, Baghdad. Over eight episodes, this scripted miniseries cuts between the action on the ground in Iraq and the homefront back in Texas, where families await news, expecting the worst.
The Long Road Home
With Aguero out of play and supply of ammunition fast diminishing, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate last-ditch effort to get located, culminating in a climactic final battle. At Fort Hood, the families are engaged in their own challenges as more news trickles in from Sadr City. Based on a true story, this dramatic miniseries relives the heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ferociously ambushed in Sadr City, Baghdad. And on the home front back in Texas, families await news, fearing the worst.
The climactic final chapter of the eight-part global scripted event series The Long Road Home. 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. Eight hours and seven minutes after the first shots were fired, the men of the 1st Cavalry Division are reunited, and must cope with the new realities of the war. Tomas Young learns about the realities of war when Miltenberger’s troop comes under fire. Casualties mount in the rear of the LMTV, as Denomy tries yet again to rescue the stranded platoon. For Young, this moment marks the beginning of a lifelong struggle, with far-reaching consequences, through which he’ll touch countless lives.
Ep 1. Black Sunday: The Road to War
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. Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he'll touch countless lives. Aguero is forced to make a choice that scars his platoon for the rest of their lives. But on April 4th, 2004, the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division was ambushed while on patrol in Sadr City, Iraq. Go behind the scenes and on the set of National Geographic’s new scripted series, The Long Road Home, based on the best-selling book by Martha Raddatz.
Lt Shane Aguero and his platoon take refuge in a house and set up defensive positions, while at Camp War Eagle, Volesky and Denomy launch a rescue mission to retake the city and free their men. It's the first day on patrol for Task Force Lancer when troops under Lt. Shane Aguero are ambushed during a routine sanitation mission. Staff Sgt. Miltenberger is overcome by a premonition that he will die in Iraq. Prepared for whatever lies ahead, he sits down for what he believes is his last meal. As night falls, Miltenberger and his men get stranded under increasingly dangerous conditions. News reaches stateside, and LeAnn and Gina try to reassure families.
01 Black Sunday
Aguero and his men struggle to hold their position in the Iraqi house. Meanwhile, at Fort Hood, Gina Denomy faces challenges of her own as a new leader of the Family Readiness Group and the mother of a newborn child. 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. With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.