The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love

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February 10, 11, and 12, 1972.

They’re “in the 30s now.”

The countdown is no longer abstract. It’s measurable. Weekends are counted. Phone calls are planned. Flight dates are fixed.

In these letters, Dick writes from Vietnam about briefings, poolside gin and tonics, and the simple ache of being homesick.

Sarah writes from San Antonio about parties, exhaustion, jealousy, exercise machines, babysitters, and the complicated, messy, very human business of waiting.

Three letters from Dick.

Two from Sarah.

And a growing sense that the end of distance is getting closer.

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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 7, 8, and 9, 1972.

As the countdown tightens, the letters grow more specific.

Dates appear. Flights are assigned. The distance becomes measurable.

In this episode, three days are grouped together — not to rush the story, but to stay with it.

First, Sarah writes from San Antonio, living the long days of early motherhood, desire, exhaustion, friendship, and waiting.

Then, Dick writes from Vietnam with the first concrete details of his journey home.

Six letters.

Three days.

And the beginning of an ending.

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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 4, 5, and 6, 1972.

As February moves forward, the pace of the letters increases.

Rather than rush through them or skip days, this episode brings together three days at a time — allowing the story to continue with integrity and momentum.

First, Sarah writes from San Antonio — navigating early motherhood, exhaustion, hormones, friendships, routine, and longing.

Then, Dick writes from Vietnam — marking days off, managing logistics, traveling between bases, and counting down toward home.

Six letters.

Three days.

Two lives moving steadily toward the same reunion.

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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 3, 1972.

Sarah writes from San Antonio with news for Dick — measurements, milestones, visitors, routines, and the early realization that their daughter is already growing fast.

Dick writes from Vietnam after a day on alert, sharing small pieces of base life, gossip from home, and his constant pull toward his wife and daughter.

Two letters.

One ordinary day.

A family learning how to live inside 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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February 2, 1972.

Dick writes from Vietnam after coming off alert, filling an ordinary day with meals, letters, and plans for R&R.

Sarah writes from San Antonio, home with their newborn daughter, marking time through feeding schedules, soap operas, exhaustion, humor, and longing.

Two letters.

One ordinary day.

Another step closer

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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 1, 1972.

The first day of the last full month.

Dick is still in Vietnam, flying rescue helicopters.

Sarah is home in San Antonio with a newborn daughter.

Only one letter today — from Sarah — written in the middle of early motherhood, desire, friendship, worry, and the ordinary business of building a life while waiting for a war to end.

This is how February begins

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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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January 31, 1972.

The last day of the month.

These are the final letters of January.

Dick writes from Vietnam after receiving a stack of delayed mail, marking another month off his calendar. Sarah writes from home with a three-week-old baby, marking the same day through routine, weather, visitors, and the small details of daily life with a newborn.

Two letters. One date.

Both focused on the same thing: time moving forward, one day at a time.

This episode closes the month of January in this project.

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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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January 30, 1972.

Two letters written on a Sunday at the end of a long month.

Sarah writes from home with a three-week-old baby, moving through loneliness, humor, exhaustion, money, and desire — marking time as January slips away. Dick writes from Vietnam, filling the hours, watching the calendar, and thinking about the wife and daughter waiting for him.

Together, these letters show how love survives the days that don’t feel dramatic — just long

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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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January 29, 1972.

Two letters, written from opposite sides of the world.

Sarah writes from home with a newborn, counting the days until her husband returns, talking candidly about exhaustion, intimacy, birth control, and the physical realities of becoming a family. Dick writes from Vietnam, rereading letters, watching the mail, and focusing on the practical details — finances, savings, and making sure his wife and daughter are taken care of.

Together, these letters show how love survives in the details: planning, waiting, and looking ahead to a life they’re about to begin together.

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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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https://buymeacoffee.com/theallgoodslove

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January 28, 1972.

Two letters written on the same day.

Sarah writes from home, immersed in newborn care, errands, budgeting, and tentative steps back into the world — all with a baby in her arms. Dick writes from Vietnam, missing mail, passing time with friends, and thinking about the wife and daughter waiting for him.

Together, these letters show what it looks like to build a family across distance: a mother holding daily life together at home, and a father loving from far away

Support the show

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