The Longest Month
No narrator. No script. These are the gripping true stories, told by the U.S. Army aviators, ground crews, and ground troops who took part in the most consequential military operation of the Iraq War: "The Surge." Witness four intense stories of courage and sacrifice few know, the lasting legacies they leave for the United States, and the soldiers who lived them.
No narrator. No script. These are the gripping true stories, told by the U.S. Army aviators, ground crews, and ground troops who took part in the most consequential military operation of the Iraq War: "The Surge." Witness four intense stories of courage and sacrifice few know, the lasting legacies they leave for the United States, and the soldiers who lived them.
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