December 17, 1971: The Baby Has Dropped
Send us a text 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 da...
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.
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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