The Long Road Home

It's the first day on patrol for Task Force Lancer when troops under Lt. Shane Aguero are ambushed during a routine sanitation mission.

Lt Shane Aguero and his platoon take refuge in a house and set up defensive positions, while at Camp War Eagle, Volesky and Denomy launch a rescue mission to retake the city and free their men.

Denomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It's clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.

Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger's deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.

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.

Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he'll touch countless lives.

With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.

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.