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Show - r i . ' , ' 4 '' ' .. - nV'A , J .;. h " v. J .Vv - . w1 l1 o ; i V " .fwf ..,-- - j r . , ' J : - "i f ' ONCE AN EAGLE i A Nebraska farmboy joins the Army, becomes a hero during World " War I and meets another young ' lieutenant who flaunts his proper s upbringing and West Point commis- sion in part one of 'NBC's Best Seller: Once an Eagle' to be repeated on . 'The Big Event' beginning Sunday, July 2. When Sam Damon (Sam Elliott, pictured) leaves for France with the , American forces, he has already risen to the rank of sergeant. His . leadership qualities are tested under i actual combat conditions and he 1 receives a battlefield commission ' from Maj. George Caldwell (Glen i Ford). During this time, he meets Lt. Courtney Massengale (Cliff Potts), a West Pointer who is both ambitious and arrogant. While visiting wounded members of his unit in a hospital, he meets Nurse Tommy Caldwell (Darleen Carr) and later convinces an AWOL friend to return to the war, since the armistice appears imminent. Based on Anton Myrer's novel, the miniseries continues on Monday, July 3 and concludes on Tuesday, July 4. C ONSUI T OUR tISIINliS FOH lASt MINUTE Nl IWOHK CHANGE S AND EOR UA(.l AIR IIME |