The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love

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March 4, 1972.

Sixteen days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

The countdown continues, but now it feels immediate.

Dick writes from Vietnam about the final stretch—finishing alert duty, making small preparations, and thinking about the flight that will take him home. Sarah writes from home about getting ready in her own way—buying baby essentials, navigating small spaces filled with new life, and imagining what it will take to build a home for three.

They are not just waiting anymore.

They are preparing.

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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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March 3, 1972.

Seventeen days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

A phone call finally connects them—clear, immediate, almost as if the distance has collapsed for a moment.

Dick writes from Vietnam about waiting, timing his departure, and counting the final days. Sarah writes from home after hearing his voice, describing the rush of it, the loneliness that follows, and the life she is holding together with a newborn, friendships, and relentless honesty.

They are closer than ever.

And somehow, the distance feels sharper because of it.

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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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March 2, 1972.

Nineteen days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

The countdown continues, but these letters are no longer only about missing each other.

Dick writes from Bien Hoa about shipping belongings to Miami, finishing out-processing, and counting the final days. Sarah writes from home about baby Cissie, bills, errands, an empty side of the bed, and all the conversations they’ll soon be able to have face to face.

They are already imagining what comes next.

They are planning a life after the waiting

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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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March 1, 1972.

Twenty days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

The final month begins.

Sarah writes from home with baby Cissie — doctor visits, sunshine, baby clothes, errands, and the daily work of caring for a child alone. Dick writes from Vietnam, trying to place a phone call, making plans for the move ahead, and counting every remaining day.

For a father who has not yet held his daughter, twenty days is both a lifetime and almost no time at all.

After a pause in this project, we return where we belong — in the letters.

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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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February 29, 1972.

Twenty-one days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

A leap day.

In 1972, it was just another day in the final stretch—

a cold, a vaporizer, a restless baby, and letters moving back and forth across the world.

But this date would come to carry more weight.

For now, they are still here—young, in love, and counting down.

Twenty-one days

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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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February 28, 1972.

Twenty-two days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

One more day—and he enters the final month of his tour.

At home, it’s a full day—appointments, errands, baby routines, and small purchases that start to shape the life waiting for him.

Overseas, it’s quieter. A day on alert. Time passing.

They’re both counting now.

And for the first time, it feels close enough to believe.

Twenty-two days

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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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February 27, 1972.

Twenty-three days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

A quiet Sunday at home. Another day closer.

There are baby routines, errands, and small decisions—but everything now lives inside the countdown.

They’ve done this before.

They counted down to Hawaii.

They counted down to his leave home.

But this one is different.

This is the countdown that brings him home for good.

Twenty-three days.

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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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February 26, 1972.

Twenty-four days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

Another Saturday. Another weekend apart. Only three more to go.

The countdown is tightening now — not just in days, but in weekends, in routines, in real life unfolding on both sides.

Two letters. One day.

And everything is moving forward.

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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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February 25, 1972.

Twenty-five days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

Another Friday. Another weekend apart. But after this one, only two more remain.

The countdown is no longer abstract. It’s measured in weekends now. In routines. In nights spent alone.

Two letters. One day.

And the space between them is getting smaller

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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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February 24, 1972.

Twenty-six days until Dick leaves Vietnam.

Three weeks from tonight, they believe they will finally be together for good.

On this day, Sarah writes from home—managing the baby, the house, the money, and the countdown—while Dick writes from Vietnam, marking another day off the calendar and thinking about coming home.

Two letters. One day.

The end of separation is close

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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.

Support the show:

https://buymeacoffee.com/theallgoodslove

Visit the official website: https://www.theallgoodslove.com