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November 6 - 12, 2017 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Drama series starring Santiago Cabrera 8. Race loser in Aesop's fable 9. "Mata __"; Greta Garbo movie 10. Role on "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2) 14. Pennsylvania's __ Mawr College 15. Word in the title of Viola Davis' series 16. Part of a royal flush 17. Bewildered 18. "__ and Stacey" 19. His and __; matching items for Dad and Mom 20. "__ of Thrones" 24. Classic Oldsmobile 27. Author Leon __ 28. Sitcom alien 29. "McFarland, __"; 2015 Kevin Costner film 32. "Black __"; 2015 Johnny Depp movie 33. Leroy __ __; Mark Harmon's "NCIS" role 36. "Little House on the Prairie" role 37. Ward, for one 38. __ Attanasio of "Bull" DOWN 1. Diane or Forrest 2. Game sites 3. Mr. Goodman 4. "__ '70s Show" 5. __ Chen of "Fresh Off the Boat" 6. Keyboard instrument 7. Nessa, to Bernie Mac 8. "__ Feathers"; Marx Brothers movie 11. Comedian Gobel's initials 12. Prefix for read or route 13. Skelton or Buttons 14. Word from Scrooge 20. Bryant or Greg 21. Like good farmland 22. Didn't __ __ beat; continued smoothly, even after the unexpected 23. Suffix for host or heir 24. Kunal Nayyar's role on "The Big Bang Theory" 25. "__ of Avalor"; Disney Channel series about a princess 26. Frequently 29. Word before Major or Minor 30. "That's __ Raven" 31. Initials for the portrayer of Opie's dad 34. Former network for Nancy Grace 35. Cuba or Catalina: abbr. Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it In 2004, a platoon of American soldiers found itself fighting for survival after being fiercely am- bushed in Iraq, a story told in a series premiering this week on National Geo- graphic. The eight-episode event series In "The Long Road Home," premiering Tues- day, Nov. 7, recalls the events of April 4, 2004, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas came under fire from militia in Sadr City, a day that became known in military annals as "Black Sunday." Coming 11 months after President George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech, the incident would change the American military's view of Iraq from a peacekeeping mission to a fight against insurgents. The story is based on the best-selling book by Martha Raddatz and stars Michael Kelly ("House of Cards") as Lt. Col. Gary Volesky, the battalion commander who leads the daring rescue of the troops; Jason Ritter ("Kevin (Prob- ably) Saves the World") as Capt. Troy Denomy, who leads the rescue convoys into the city; E.J. Bonilla ("Unforgettable") as Lt. Shane Aguero, leader of the ambushed troops; and Kate Bosworth ("The Art of More") as Gina De- nomy, Troy's wife. Sarah Wayne Callies ("The Walk- ing Dead"), Noel Fisher ("Shameless") and Jeremy Sisto ("Law & Order") are also in the large cast. The series was shot mainly at Fort Hood, on whose grounds the Sadr City set was constructed. It was total immersion for the male cast members, who prepared for their roles by living on the base, doing military training and picking the brains of Army staff. Some got to meet their real-life counterparts, including Kelly, who came away impressed from his conversations with Volesky but slightly unsettled by his interactions with some of his men. "I showed up and a cou- ple of the soldiers who he'd been working with said, 'Hey guys, this is Michael, he's playing Gary Voles- ky,' " Kelly recalls. "And not faulting them for it but every one of them looked at me up and down just like, 'Good luck, buddy.' Or they'd be like, 'You? I don't know.' I respect them for the filter they don't have or don't (care) to use. But at the same time as an inse- cure actor, I was like, 'God dang, this is hard enough, guys.' " Jason Ritter and Kate Bosworth star in "The Long Road Home," premiering Tuesday on National Geographic. 'The Long Road Home' recalls a brutal battle in the Iraq War

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