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The Long Road Home

The Long Road Home

No soldier fights alone.

20176.61 Season7 EpisodesEnded

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.”

Created by Phil Abraham
NetworksNational Geographic

Top Cast

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

Lt. Col. Gary Volesky

E.J. Bonilla

E.J. Bonilla

Lt. Shane Aguero

Noel Fisher

Noel Fisher

Pvt Tomas Young

Darius Homayoun

Darius Homayoun

Jassim Al-Lani

Jon Beavers

Jon Beavers

Sgt. Eric Bourquin

F

Franklin Silverio

SPC Acevedo

E

Ezekiel Z. Swinford

SPC Matt Fisk

Joey Luthman

Joey Luthman

SPC Jonathan Riddell

Jorge Diaz

Jorge Diaz

SPC. Israel Garza

Joshua Brennan

Joshua Brennan

SGT. Jackson

Themes & Keywords

soldieriraq warwarfield

About The Long Road Home

The Long Road Home is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of soldier, iraq war, warfield. Created by Phil Abraham, it stars Michael Kelly, E.J. Bonilla, Noel Fisher. 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.”

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