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.”
Writer: Mikko Alanne
Air date: 2017-11-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
Writer: Alan DiFiore
Air date: 2017-11-14
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Denomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It’s clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.
Writer: Mikko Alanne
Air date: 2017-11-21
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger’s deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.
Writer: Mikko Alanne
Air date: 2017-11-28
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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.
Writer: Mikko Alanne
Air date: 2017-12-05
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives.
Writer: Kelly Wiles
Air date: 2017-12-12
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.
Writer: Mikko Alanne
Air date: 2017-12-19
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: 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.
