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Call to Glory
Season 1
Episode 6

Go / No Go

September 24, 1984

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Call to Glory - S1 - E6

At President Kennedy's request, Raynor flies to Vietnam to check on the increasing political problems plaguing the region. (Lifetime) Pres. Kennedy sends Sarnac to Vietnam to meet Pres. Diem, evaluate the situation and investigate charges that Buddhists are being persecuted by the ruling Catholics. His driver in Saigon, a woman named Quan (Sun), tries to explain how the Vietnamese feel about hundreds of years of foreign control and a repressive government. She later disappears and is suspected of being a Viet Cong. (unattributed)

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Call to Glory: Season 1 - 22 Episode s

1x1 - Pilot
August 13, 1984
During the darkest days of the Cuban missile crisis, Raynor is ordered to fly over Cuba to obtain proof that the Russians are installing nuclear warheads.
1x2 - The Move
August 20, 1984
Raynor asks his family to help him decide between an Air Force command post or a lucrative civilian job in the aviation industry. (Lifetime) The entire Sarnac family is thrown into turmoil when Raynor receives a lucrative job offer in the private sector. (ABC)
1x3 - Blackbird
August 27, 1984
Patrick runs away to an Alaska-bound fishing ship; Raynor must stop a bitter ex-pilot from selling secrets to an aviation magazine. (Lifetime) Raynor faces one of his toughest missions as he tries to prevent a bitter ex-pilot from exposing the details of a top secret mission. (ABC)
1x4 - A Nation Divided
September 3, 1984
The Sarnacs get involved in the civil rights fight when Wesley and a friend protest a local cafe's segregation policy. (Lifetime) The violence spawned by the Civil Rights Movement hits home when Wesley and a black friend are beaten by teenage racists. (ABC)
1x5 - Paper Tiger
September 17, 1984
Col. Raynor Sarnac flies a reconnaissance mission to evaluate the development of nuclear weapons in the People's Republic of China. (Lifetime) A dangerous top-secret mission takes Raynor over Red China to see if the Chinese have developed an Atomic Bomb. (ABC)
1x6 - Go / No Go
September 24, 1984
At President Kennedy's request, Raynor flies to Vietnam to check on the increasing political problems plaguing the region. (Lifetime) Pres. Kennedy sends Sarnac to Vietnam to meet Pres. Diem, evaluate the situation and investigate charges that Buddhists are being persecuted by the ruling Catholics. His driver in Saigon, a woman named Quan (Sun), tries to explain how the Vietnamese feel about hundreds of years of foreign control and a repressive government. She later disappears and is suspected of being a Viet Cong. (unattributed)
1x7 - Call It Courage
October 1, 1984
Wesley marches in Washington, D.C.; Raynor testifies before Congress about a friend's faulty aircraft. (Lifetime) Raynor's involvement in a bitter political controversy could cost him a valued friendship...and ruin his military career. (ABC)
1x8 - A Wind from the East
October 8, 1984
Sarnac and a Japanese pilot rally when engine failure forces them to bail out over mountain terrain. (Lifetime) Forced to bail out of a crippled plane, Raynor and a Japanese Air Force officer struggle to survive in a dangerous wilderness. (ABC)
1x9 - A Moment in the Sun
October 22, 1984
Raynor helps a comrade complete a dangerous phase of test-piloting; Jackie sees a change in her relationships with men. (Lifetime) Raynor is torn between duty and friendship when an Air Force buddy suddenly develops a crippling fear of flying. (ABC)
1x10 - Cover Story
October 29, 1984
A reporter tails Raynor during the testing of a new flight system in hopes of gaining access to government defense-spending data. (Lifetime) While testing a new flight system, Sarnac is hounded by an investigative reporter probing for revelations about defense spending. (ABC)
1x11 - Realities
November 12, 1984
Vanessa and Raynor use their own experience to keep a pilot-friend and his wife from separating; Carl learns he is seriously ill. (Lifetime) Raynor and Vanessa are so involved in their friends' marital problems, they don't notice Carl is facing a crisis of his own. (ABC)
1x12 - The Wake
November 19, 1984
As Vanessa consoles the widow of a test pilot killed during an X-15 test, she confronts the possibility of losing her own husband. (Lifetime) Tension mounts in the Sarnac household as Raynor prepares for a mission that has already claimed the life of one of his best test pilots. (ABC)
1x13 - Medals All of Brass
November 26, 1984
The U.S. government asks Raynor to organize a sting operation to catch an Edwards Air Force Base visitor suspected of espionage. (Lifetime) Raynor is forced to face the harsh truth that an old friend is really a spy for the KGB. (ABC)
1x14 - A Wind of Change
December 3, 1984
Vanessa resents Raynor's trip to Vietnam; the North Vietnamese capture Raynor; Jackie and Patrick's relationship turns to romance. (Lifetime) Col. Sarnac is sent on a second fact-finding mission to Vietnam. His helicopter is shot down in enemy territory. Along with Clayton Jones (Shaw), a black enlisted man, Raynor is captured and tortured for information by the Viet Cong but escapes. (ABC)
1x15 - Give Unto Caesar
December 17, 1984
Jackie makes her first solo flight; Sarnac presides over the trial of a pilot who aided a Soviet defector in defiance of orders. (Lifetime) Stiff penalties await a pilot who disobeys orders and brings a Russian defector back to America. (ABC)
1x16 - Moonchild
January 15, 1985
Vanessa's joy over a job with an electronics firm palls when she learns she's pregnant; Sarnac works with NASA's astronaut program. (Lifetime) 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 doubt and guilt. (ABC)
1x17 - Images
January 22, 1985
Vanessa insists on spending time away and visits her old friend Elly (Kathleen Lloyd); Carl advises Raynor on matters of marriage. (Lifetime) The Sarnac family faces an uncertain future when Vanessa decides she needs a break from her husband and children. (ABC)
1x18 - Fathers and Sons
January 29, 1985
Sarnac endures emotional upheaval when he learns his father is suffering from cancer; Jackie's date with a flyer lasts all night. (Lifetime) Raynor finds himself on an emotional roller coaster when he discovers the truth about Carl's illness...and about his daughter's relationship with a new boyfriend. (ABC)
1x19 - Just in Time
February 12, 1985
While on special assignment in Vietnam, Sarnac discovers that the orphan he plans to adopt was kidnapped by North Vietnamese. (Lifetime) Col. Sarnac is sent to Vietnam a third time with the knowledge that a coup is planned that will end the rule of Pres. Diem and his family. He hopes to adopt the orphan son of Quan and spends a night on the town in Saigon with Clayton Jones. His adoption plans are thwarted when the boy is kidnapped by the Viet Cong. (unattributed)
1x20 - JFK
June 30, 1985
Raynor and his family face difficult personal challenges in the days leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (ABC Sunday Night Movie) President Kennedy summons an Air Force colonel (Craig T. Nelson) to 1963 Dallas to report findings on Vietnam. (source?)
1x21 - Fathers and Daughters
February 26, 1987
Jackie is left to consider her future upon learning that she is unable to enter the Air Force Academy. (Lifetime) (AIRED ONLY IN SYNDICATION)
1x22 - The End, the Beginning
February 27, 1987
Raynor returns to the United States after three years in a Vietnamese prison camp. (Lifetime) In Feb. 1973, the North Vietnamese release all their American POWs, including Raynor Sarnac who has been a captive for three years. He is accused by the Air Force of having murdered two CIA agents while in captivity. He also finds America and his family have changed much in his absence. His oldest daughter Jackie (Shue) is now a college student and single mother. Son Wesley (Hollander) has gone to Canada to avoid the draft. Jackie’s former boyfriend Patrick is now an Air Force officer, but lost a leg in Vietnam. (unattributed) (AIRED ONLY IN SYNDICATION)

Call to Glory: All seasons

S1: Season 1
22 Episode s

1x1 - Pilot

1x2 - The Move

1x3 - Blackbird

1x4 - A Nation Divided

1x5 - Paper Tiger

1x6 - Go / No Go

1x7 - Call It Courage

1x8 - A Wind from the East

1x9 - A Moment in the Sun

1x10 - Cover Story

1x11 - Realities

1x12 - The Wake

1x13 - Medals All of Brass

1x14 - A Wind of Change

1x15 - Give Unto Caesar

1x16 - Moonchild

1x17 - Images

1x18 - Fathers and Sons

1x19 - Just in Time

1x20 - JFK

1x21 - Fathers and Daughters

1x22 - The End, the Beginning

S1: Season 1