THE LONG ROAD HOME: A Story of War and Family by Martha
Raddatz and is a non-fiction memoir. I started reading this
after watching the first few episodes of the Nat-Geo mini-
series, THE LONG ROAD HOME. I wanted to know more about the day
that has come to be known in the military as "Black Sunday."
The 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was brutally
ambushed, which is an incident that changed the U.S.
military's view of
Iraq from a peacekeeping mission to a fight against domestic
insurgents.
THE LONG ROAD HOME takes you on this journey as
these amazing men battle and fight their way to safety. A story
that is full of horrific, terrifying events that unfold without
warning and the heroic actions that were taken to bring these
men home. These soldiers leave behind families, their homes,
and a comfortable life to go to battle and face the unknown.
I read this book in two sittings, staying up the first night
until the wee hours of the morning. I found this to be a
heartbreaking, painful read that had me in tears, especially
the
parts where families learn that their soldier was killed or
wounded in action. Soldiers were suppose to be there on a
peacekeeping mission but were ambushed. Raddatz writes with a
detailed and descriptive use of words in the retelling of this
day and the events that led up to this horrific event.
THE LONG
ROAD HOME is a powerful and profound read that will open your
eyes to the uncertainties the military men and women face with
each mission assignment they receive. I highly recommend this
book to anyone who has watched the Nat-Geo mini-series or just
wants to know more about that horrific day these brave men had
to face.
The First Cavalry Division came under surprise attack in
Sadr City on Sunday, April 4, 2004. More than seven
thousand miles away, their families awaited the news for
forty-eight hellish hours—expecting the worst. In this
powerful, unflinching account, Martha Raddatz takes
readers from the streets of Baghdad to the home front and
tells the story of that horrific day through the eyes of
the courageous American men and women who lived it.
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