Episodes
December 21, 1971: As Anxious as You to Be a Daddy
Send us a text 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 f…
December 20, 1971: Jittery and Counting the Days
Send us a text 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 wri…
December 19, 1971: Loving Is the Best Feeling in the World
Send us a text 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 —…
December 18, 1971: FIGMO and Early Labor
Send us a text 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 …
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 respo…
December 16, 1971: Love Radiating Across the World
Send us a text 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…
December 15, 1971: Surrounded by Love
Send us a text 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 t…
December 14, 1971: Closing the Detachment, Waiting for Labor
Send us a text 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, pra…
December 13, 1971: Sprained Ankles and War-Zone Moves
Send us a text On December 13th, 1971, Sarah is deep into late pregnancy. She sprains her ankle getting out of the car, finishes her Christmas shopping, and settles in for the evening with help from friends as she prepares for the home stretch before giving birth. Meanwhile, Dick is on alert duty a…
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 …
December 11, 1971: Roses on the Eve of Her Birthday
Send us a text On December 11th, 1971 — the night before Sarah’s 32nd birthday — she receives a bouquet of perfect rosebuds sent from Vietnam while Dick is in the middle of relocating to a new air base. In this warm, witty, deeply human letter, Sarah fights off a cold, tends to her late-pregnancy r…
December 10, 1971: “If Ever Two Were One — Then Surely We”
Send us a text On December 10, 1971, Sarah and Dick write from opposite sides of the world as everything begins to feel imminent. Sarah comes home from the doctor with news that labor may come sooner than expected. Dick responds with one of the longest and most declarative letters of the war — root…
December 9, 1971: Loving You More Than Yesterday
Send us a text On December 9, 1971, Sarah writes from San Antonio on a cold, rainy Thursday — eight months pregnant, alone, watching quiz shows, dealing with a broken television, and passing the time with friends and cookies. It’s an ordinary day made extraordinary by love. This letter moves betwee…
December 8, 1971: Finding Her Rhythm Again
Send us a text On December 8, 1971, the day after Sarah opens up about sleepless nights and crowded worries, the tone shifts. She’s still tired, still lonely — but steadier. Humor returns. Desire is loud again. Christmas preparations continue. Dick writes from Vietnam with his own quiet routine, th…
December 7, 1971: Too Much on Her Mind
Send us a text On December 7, 1971, Sarah writes from San Antonio and, for the first time, puts words to a feeling she can’t quite name — sleeplessness, worry, and a mind that won’t slow down as Christmas, pregnancy, and separation pile up around her. Dick writes from Vietnam the same day, steady a…
December 6, 1971: Only 100 Days to Go
Send us a text On December 6th, 1971, Dick writes from Vietnam with quiet hope — sharing that he’ll be home no later than March 23, 1972, finally giving their family a clear countdown. Sarah, meanwhile, writes a ten-page letter from San Antonio overflowing with Christmas shopping, BX mishaps, pregn…
December 5, 1971: Sunday Without You
Send us a text It’s Sunday, December 5th, 1971 — one week after Sarah and Dick said goodbye in San Antonio. He’s back in Vietnam, stuck on alert, and she’s eight months pregnant, moving through a cold, quiet December day with friends, errands, and longing. Today’s letters show how deeply they miss …
December 4, 1971: Dreaming of the Life We’re Building Together
Send us a text On December 4, 1971, Sarah and Dick write from two very different emotional spaces — she, deeply pregnant and exhausted, needing reassurance; he, energized by dreaming ahead to their life after Vietnam. In these two letters, we see a young couple planning their future: money in the b…
December 3, 1971: Alert Duty, Longing, and Letters Home
Send us a text On December 3, 1971, just days after their Thanksgiving reunion, Sarah and Dick wake up in two different worlds again — she in San Antonio, pregnant and hurting; he in Vietnam, back on alert and lonelier than he lets on. Their three letters from this single day show the softest parts…
December 2, 1971: Grieving the Goodbye, Counting Down to Home
Send us a text On December 2, 1971 — the first day of the final month of pregnancy — Dick writes from Vietnam and Sarah writes from San Antonio. The countdown home has finally begun, but the pain of saying goodbye is still sharp. These letters show what love looks like when hope and grief live toge…
November 29 & December 1, 1971: The Apartment Is Empty Without You
Send us a text After two weeks together for Thanksgiving, Dick returns to Vietnam on November 28, 1971. Sarah is eight months pregnant and back in their San Antonio apartment — learning once again how to sleep alone, eat alone, and fill a day without the man she loves beside her. These two letters,…
November 18, 1971: The Flight Back to Sarah
Send us a text It’s November 18, 1971. Dick is on the airplane flying home from Vietnam — the same familiar flight path he once flew in a C-141, now taking him back to his wife. Sarah is in San Antonio, almost eight months pregnant, tidying the apartment and stocking food so they won’t need to leav…
November 14, 1971: The Reunion Is Days Away
Send us a text On November 14, 1971, Dick writes what will be his final letter before flying home for R&R. In just four days, he’ll be back in San Antonio, holding Sarah for the first time in six months. This is the last letter until November 28, after Thanksgiving and their long-awaited time t…
November 13, 1971: Four Letters, Future Dreams, and the Final Countdo…
Send us a text On November 13, 1971, Sarah finally gets a flood of letters after days of silence — four all at once — and the relief pours through every word she writes. She opens up about her fears around her pregnant body, her longing for Dick to see her grow, and her dreams of having “two kids w…