December 12, 1971: Roses, a Birthday Call, and a New Address
Send us a text On Sarah’s 32nd birthday, she wakes to roses, a long-awaited phone call from Vietnam, and the familiar circle of friends who keep her steady as she waits for her baby to arrive. Across the world, Dick writes from a lonely room in Vietnam as his unit prepares to move from Biên Hòa to Tân Sơn Nhứt — a shift layered with tension he never lets spill onto the page. These two letters, written on the same day, reveal the everyday rhythm of a long-distance marriage in wartime: small ...
On Sarah’s 32nd birthday, she wakes to roses, a long-awaited phone call from Vietnam, and the familiar circle of friends who keep her steady as she waits for her baby to arrive. Across the world, Dick writes from a lonely room in Vietnam as his unit prepares to move from Biên Hòa to Tân Sơn Nhứt — a shift layered with tension he never lets spill onto the page.
These two letters, written on the same day, reveal the everyday rhythm of a long-distance marriage in wartime: small gifts, quiet fears, constant reassurances, and a love determined to close the distance between them
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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