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On July 14, 1971, Sarah Allgood writes to her husband Dick from San Antonio, sharing a full day in vivid, personal detail — from a pregnancy scare and cravings to her upcoming trip to Miami, a phone call from her old hospital, and even a disturbing late-night incident upstairs involving two men and a fall from a balcony.

Phone calls between Vietnam and home were rare — expensive, hard to connect, and limited to just five minutes. But Sarah, ever thoughtful, tells Dick they could ask the operator to time it and give the cost when it’s over — and she’d just pay Judy.

As their daughter, I’m still struck by the way they stayed connected — like they were having nightly conversations, even when they couldn’t hear each other’s voice

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The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. Richard Allgood and Capt. Sarah Allgood during the Vietnam War. Photos of the original letters, family snapshots, and behind-the-scenes commentary are available for supporters.

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