The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love

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On Thursday, December 23, 1971, anxiety and anticipation peak on both sides of the world. Dick writes from Bien Hoa, convinced Sarah may already be in labor, bouncing off the walls with nerves and longing, clinging to future plans and a real estate manual sent by Bill Cobbs. Sarah writes from San Antonio after a discouraging doctor’s appointment — contractions stopped, no progress, and the instruction to be patient for possibly weeks more — while still filling her days with friends, babies, errands, shooters, and a hilariously ill-timed ham loaf dinner. Together, these letters capture the tension of waiting, the fear of distance, and the way love tries to hold everything steady.

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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 Wednesday, December 22, 1971, Sarah and Dick write from opposite sides of the world as Christmas approaches and the weight of waiting deepens. Dick writes from Bien Hoa, quieter and more tired now, passing time, counting days, and imagining the family waiting on the other side of war. Sarah writes from San Antonio, deeply pregnant, emotional, funny, and surrounded by friends, phone calls, errands, and holiday rituals. Between the lines, both letters carry an unspoken awareness of risk — and a tenderness that feels like nothing should be left unsaid.

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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 Tuesday, December 21, 1971, Sarah and Dick write from opposite sides of the world — both restless, deeply in love, and looking ahead to the same future. Sarah, deep into pregnancy in San Antonio, is surrounded by friends, watching soaps, attending small Christmas gatherings, and feeling time move unevenly as she waits for the months ahead to pass. Dick writes from Bien Hoa, newly sent out on alert again, missing his wife, nervous about becoming a father, and imagining the loving family they’re about to become. Together, these letters capture humor, tenderness, and the shared anticipation of two people waiting for life to catch up with their love

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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 Monday, December 20, 1971, Sarah and Dick Allgood write three letters between them from opposite sides of the world. Sarah writes from San Antonio, deeply pregnant, exhausted, surrounded by friends and Christmas cards, and growing more physically uncomfortable by the day. Dick writes twice from Vietnam — once early in the morning after getting off alert, and again later that night — admitting plainly how nervous he is about becoming a father while being so far away. With no way to know if Sarah has gone into labor, these letters unfold inside uncertainty, prayer, and the steady habit of writing love down in case words are all that connect them.

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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 19, 1971, Sarah and Dick Allgood write from opposite sides of the world as Sarah approaches delivery. Sarah describes false labor, visible kicks from their baby, and the loneliness of Sundays without her husband. Dick writes from Vietnam about love with uncommon clarity — and for the first time admits how nervous he is that he isn’t there. Later that same night, Sarah writes again at 2:30 a.m., unable to sleep, naming her fears, anxiety, and the comfort she finds simply by writing to him. Together, these letters show love and fear living side by side, written down carefully in case words are all that remain

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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 18, 1971, two letters cross the world in opposite directions. Dick writes from Saigon after completing his first day of alert duty at Tan Son Nhut Air Base — describing central air conditioning, movie theaters, and a dysfunctional command structure. Sarah writes from San Antonio, eight months pregnant and in early labor, counting contractions, counting dollars, and listing — point by point — exactly why she loves her husband. Together, these letters complicate the familiar narrative of Vietnam and marriage under stress, revealing a life that includes danger and bureaucracy, comfort and fear, devotion and exhaustion — all at once.

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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 17, 1971, only one letter arrives. With Dick now stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, the mail is unsettled once again — and this time, there is no letter from him at all. Sarah’s letter carries the full weight of that silence. Writing from San Antonio, she responds to lingering doubts, a doctor’s appointment that changes everything, and the reality of a pregnancy entering its final stretch. The baby has dropped. The head is locked in place. Christmas is days away. What follows is a deeply intimate snapshot of late pregnancy, marriage, humor, money, and love stretched across war — and across a break in the mail.

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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 16, 1971, both Sarah and Dick write shorter letters — not because there is less to say, but because what matters most is already known. Dick writes from Vietnam after a day on alert, asking Sarah if she can feel the love radiating between them, reminding her that together — with their little one — they will have the world by the tail. In San Antonio, Sarah writes from a quiet day surrounded by care, rest, and tenderness, echoing that same certainty: this separation is temporary, their love is unshakable, and the family they’re building is almost here. This episode is about a love so strong it doesn’t weaken with distance — it expands.

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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 15, 1971, Sarah writes from San Antonio — very pregnant, uncomfortable, sentimental, and deeply loved. This letter isn’t just about waiting for a baby or missing her husband. It’s about community. Friends stopping by. Meals shared. Errands run together. Love sent across the world. While Dick is still in Vietnam, Sarah is not alone — she’s surrounded by people who care for her, watch out for her, laugh with her, and hold space while she waits. This episode is a reminder that love doesn’t live in isolation — it lives in friendship, community, and the people who show 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 14, 1971, both Sarah and Dick are standing on the edge of something — though neither quite knows what the next day will bring. In Vietnam, Dick spends the day out-processing, turning in equipment, and packing up his hooch as his detachment closes down. He’s exhausted, practical, and already looking ahead to the only packing that really matters — coming home. In San Antonio, Sarah wakes with early labor symptoms and believes for a moment that the baby might arrive. When it turns out to be false labor, she steadies herself and keeps going: friends, food, Christmas cards, wrapped presents, money decisions, and waiting. Together, these two letters capture a single ordinary day stretched thin by war, pregnancy, transition, and love

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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