The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love

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January 2, 1972 is a full day of writing — four letters moving back and forth across the world. Sarah writes from San Antonio, swollen, exhausted, counting Sundays, and holding herself together. Dick writes twice from Vietnam, tracking football losses, money saved, gifts opened, and how close they are to becoming parents. In between, a note from Pie lands quietly — a reminder that this baby is already being waited for by more than just two people.

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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 1, 1972 arrives without celebration. From opposite sides of the world, Sarah and Dick begin a new year marked by war, late pregnancy, exhaustion, football losses that sting too deeply to write down, and the quiet certainty that they are almost there. These two letters open 1972 the same way 1971 ended — with honesty, endurance, and love written down

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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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From April through December 1971, Sarah and Dick Allgood wrote to each other every single day while separated by war and distance. This episode closes out the entire year — gathering the people, routines, friendships, exhaustion, humor, and devotion that carried them through eight months apart. Before stepping into 1972, this is the story of how they lived, loved, and held each other — one letter at a time.

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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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On December 30, 1971, three letters move back and forth across the world — two from Dick in Vietnam, one from Sarah in San Antonio. It’s a day full of recalibration. Dick writes once early, once later, quietly shifting his countdown home. Sarah, drunk and honest, opens her door to friends to keep depression and anxiety at bay. Together, these letters capture a marriage doing what it has always done best: adjusting to each other in real time, even from opposite sides of the war.

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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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On December 29, 1971, Sarah and Dick write to each other from opposite sides of the world during one of the heaviest moments of the deployment. Sarah is late in pregnancy, physically miserable, deeply depressed, and frightened by a major bombing escalation now underway through Seventh Air Force command — the command her husband works under. Dick has just been moved from Bien Hoa to Saigon, exhausted from the move, unsettled, but focused on the official countdown home. These letters sit side by side, revealing how love holds when fear, hope, and reality don’t quite line up

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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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On December 28, 1971, the waiting continues. Sarah is exhausted, uncomfortable, frightened, and deeply ready for labor to begin. Dick writes from Vietnam after a quiet day, counting the hours without news and aching to call home. Together, these letters hold the tension of late pregnancy, long-distance fear, and the steady reassurance of love when nothing feels certain.

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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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On December 27, 1971, both Sarah and Dick are suspended in the same unbearable wait. Sarah is deeply pregnant, exhausted, and riding another false alarm. Dick is frustrated, delayed, and fed up with the chaos surrounding him in Vietnam. Across the world, they imagine the same moment — the birth of their baby — while holding each other steady through love, humor, and devotion

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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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On December 26, 1971 — the day after Christmas — the outside world presses in. In the news, there’s talk of hijackings, unrest, and even a surreal story circulating about a plot to steal the Statue of Liberty. At the same time, Dick has recently been moved from Bien Hoa into Saigon — a place he has already told Sarah feels safer, but also busier, louder, and far more connected to the world around it.

These two letters capture a subtle but unmistakable shift. Nothing has gone wrong — and yet both of them feel more exposed. Sarah listens to the news and worries. Dick’s words grow simpler. Love remains steady, but the world feels closer, and harder to tune out.

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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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On Christmas Day, December 25, 1971, Sarah and Dick spend the holiday apart — Dick on alert in Vietnam, Sarah surrounded by friends and family in San Antonio, very pregnant and aching for her husband. Dick writes with quiet sadness and restraint, wishing only for the next 88 days to pass. Sarah writes with honesty, humor, exhaustion, and heartbreak, moving through Christmas rituals, gifts, dinners, and toasts — all while holding space for the absence of the man she loves. Together, these letters capture what it meant to endure Christmas during war: going through the motions, loving fiercely, and 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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On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1971, Sarah and Dick spend the holiday on opposite sides of the world — alone, emotional, and deeply connected through letters. Dick writes from Vietnam after receiving a “jackpot” of love letters, counting down the days to home and imagining a future that stretches decades ahead. Sarah writes from San Antonio, heartbroken and overwhelmed, moving through Christmas Eve visits, phone calls, and waves of grief as she faces the holiday without her husband. Together, these letters capture the ache of separation — and the belief that love will carry them through

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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

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