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The long road home tells the story of the eighthour battle in sadr city on april 4, 2004, that followed the ambush of a newlyarrived american platoon. As news breaks, the lives of the soldiers families at fort hood are thrown into chaos and uncertainty. The long road home is a dramatic tv miniseries from the national geographic channel premiering november 7th, 2017 that follows american forces in sadr, iraq in 2004 who are ambushed by islamic militants and face extreme odds to survive. Released by capitol records in 2017 containing music from the long road home 2017. The first cavalry division launches a rescue mission when one of their platoons is ambushed by thousands of enemy insurgents in baghdad. The long road home a small town boy turned big city player is forced to choose between the career of his dreams and the family he has left.
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