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.”
EP 1AvailableNow playingThe 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.
EP 2AvailableDenomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It’s clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.
EP 3AvailableBefore Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger’s deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.
EP 4AvailableJassim’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.
EP 5AvailableTomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he’ll touch countless lives.
EP 6AvailableWith a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.
EP 7AvailableThe 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.
Lt. Col. Gary Volesky
Lt. Shane Aguero
Pvt Tomas Young
Jassim Al-Lani
Sgt. Eric Bourquin
SPC Acevedo
SPC Matt Fisk
SPC Jonathan Riddell
SPC. Israel Garza
SGT. Jackson
Chapel Kid
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