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National Geographic Channel’s The Long Road Home, premieres on November 7.
"Based on Martha Raddatz’s New York Times best-selling book, this eight episode mini-series tells the true story of what is known as “Black Sunday,” when a platoon from the 1st Cavalry Division of Fort Hood was ambushed in Sadr City, Iraq, in April of 2004.
The Long Road Home very closely matches Raddatz’s book, which Alanne referred to as the show’s bible. The soldiers and families on screen come across as genuine people. This isn’t a story about highly trained Navy Seals, a covert Black-Ops team, or whatever TV dramas have accustomed people to envision when the term “American hero” is tossed about in relation to a show.
It’s about volunteer soldiers, most of whom had never seen a day of war in their lives.” Raddatz said. “You can train and train, but they had not been in combat. It’s like us going over. Like going from a minivan to a Humvee. These are human beings just like us, who all of a sudden were facing bullets and death. It’s just like that, in an instant. You become a warrior.”
"Based on Martha Raddatz’s New York Times best-selling book, this eight episode mini-series tells the true story of what is known as “Black Sunday,” when a platoon from the 1st Cavalry Division of Fort Hood was ambushed in Sadr City, Iraq, in April of 2004.
The Long Road Home very closely matches Raddatz’s book, which Alanne referred to as the show’s bible. The soldiers and families on screen come across as genuine people. This isn’t a story about highly trained Navy Seals, a covert Black-Ops team, or whatever TV dramas have accustomed people to envision when the term “American hero” is tossed about in relation to a show.
It’s about volunteer soldiers, most of whom had never seen a day of war in their lives.” Raddatz said. “You can train and train, but they had not been in combat. It’s like us going over. Like going from a minivan to a Humvee. These are human beings just like us, who all of a sudden were facing bullets and death. It’s just like that, in an instant. You become a warrior.”
