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The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love
In 1971, two young Air Force veterans — Richard and Sarah Allgood — found themselves separated by the Vietnam War, yet connected through hundreds of heartfelt letters.Decades later, after their passing, their daughter discovered a preserved box of their correspondence: a story of love, family, coura...
Jan. 2, 2026
January 3, 1972: Counting Days, Talking for Real
Send us a text January 3, 1972 is a day of counting and imagining. Dick writes from Vietnam, off duty and restless, tracking football wins, movies, meals, and the shrinking number of days until he can hold his wife and baby. Sarah writes from San Antonio, pregnant and uncomfortable, counting down from her side — thinking about communication, intimacy, the shape of their future home, and whether love stretched across distance might actually be teaching them how to be closer than ever Support.…
Jan. 2, 2026
January 2, 1972: Just Eleven Sundays to Go
Send us a text 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. Support the show The Allg...<…
Jan. 2, 2026
January 1, 1972: Happy New Year, Under the Shitty Circumstances
Send us a text 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 Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters e...<…
Jan. 2, 2026
December 31, 1971: The Year We Wrote Every Day
Send us a text 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. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a..…
Dec. 31, 2025
December 30, 1971: Adjusting the Count
Send us a text 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…
Dec. 31, 2025
December 29, 1971: Only 99 Days to Go
Send us a text 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 le…