Call to Glory is an American drama series created by Ronald M. Cohen, and starring Craig T. Nelson as USAF Colonel Raynor Sarnac and his family as they navigated the political tensions and military duties of the early 1960s. Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the two-part pilot aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During production, the plot came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's isolation from civilization. The series, set near Edwards Air Force Base, blended historical events with the challenges of military family life, featuring themes of duty, family relationships, and the looming Vietnam War.
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Air Date: 1984-08-13
During the darkest days of the Cuban missile crisis, Raynor is ordered to fly over Cuba to obtain proof that the Russ...
Air Date: 1984-08-20
The entire Sarnac family is thrown into turmoil when Raynor receives a lucrative job offer in the private sector.
Air Date: 1984-08-27
Raynor faces one of his toughest missions as he tries to prevent a bitter ex-pilot from exposing the details of a top...
Air Date: 1984-09-03
A dangerous top-secret mission takes Raynor over Red China to see if the Chinese have developed an Atomic Bomb.
Air Date: 1984-09-17
The violence spawned by the Civil Rights Movement hits home when Wesley and a Black friend are beaten by teenage raci...
Air Date: 1984-09-24
Sarnac is sent on a classified mission to Vietnam by Kennedy, to meet with and assess President Diem; to help determi...
Air Date: 1984-10-01
Raynor's involvement in a bitter political controversy could cost him a valued friendship...and ruin his military car...
Air Date: 1984-10-08
Forced to bail out of a crippled plane, Raynor and a JAF officer struggle to survive in a dangerous wilderness.
Air Date: 1984-10-22
Raynor is torn between duty and friendship when an Air Force buddy suddenly develops a crippling fear of flying.
Air Date: 1984-10-29
While testing a new flight system, Sarnac is hounded by an investigative reporter probing for revelations about defen...
Air Date: 1984-11-12
Raynor and Vanessa are so involved in their friends' marital problems, they don't notice Carl is facing a crisis of h...
Air Date: 1984-11-19
Tension mounts in the Sarnac household as Raynor prepares for a mission that has already claimed the life of one of h...
Air Date: 1984-11-26
Raynor is forced to face the harsh truth that an old friend is really a spy for the KGB.
Air Date: 1984-12-03
Sarnac is sent on a second fact-finding mission to Vietnam. His helicopter is shot down in enemy territory. Along wit...
Air Date: 1984-12-17
Stiff penalties await a pilot who disobeys orders and brings a Russian defector back to America.
Air Date: 1985-01-15
The news that a child is on the way puts a wedge in the Sarnacs' marriage as they both try to cope with feelings of d...
Air Date: 1985-01-22
The Sarnac family faces an uncertain future when Vanessa decides she needs a break from her husband and children.
Air Date: 1985-01-29
Raynor finds himself on an emotional rollercoaster when he discovers the truth about Carl's illness...and about his d...
Air Date: 1985-02-12
Sarnac is sent to Vietnam a third time with the knowledge that a coup is planned that will end the rule of Pres. Diem...
Air Date: 1985-06-30
Raynor and his family face difficult personal challenges in the days leading up to the assassination of President Joh...
Air Date: 1987-02-26
Jackie is left to consider her future upon learning that she is unable to enter the Air Force Academy.
Air Date: 1987-02-27
In Feb. 1973, the North Vietnamese release all their American POWs, including Sarnac, who has been captive for three ...