Episodes

Send us a text From April through October 1971, Sarah and Dick Allgood wrote hundreds of letters across an ocean — a living record of love, war, pregnancy, and perseverance. In this special recap episode, I pause to reflect on what these first seven months have revealed, what it’s taken to read them, and why this story still matters. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. Richard Allgood an...

Send us a text Halloween 1971 — Dick can’t get a phone line out from Vietnam, and Sarah can’t stop counting the weekends until he’s home for a short leave. Their letters from this night capture exhaustion, humor, and aching anticipation. It’s the last day of October, and both of them are dreaming of November — and of finally being together, if only for two weeks Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged bet...

Send us a text As October draws to a close, Dick dreams of his entire life with Sarah, while she spends the day painting, cleaning, and getting ready for the baby she can’t wait to hold. Their letters reveal the rhythm they’ve created across oceans — one built on anticipation, care, and the simple joy of imagining their family together at last Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. Richar...

Send us a text Two letters written on the same day — one from a lonely wife surrounded by couples, the other from a frustrated husband fighting red tape. Sarah, seven months pregnant, keeps her hands busy and her heart steady — painting a highchair, dreaming about home, and reaching out to her mom when the loneliness wins. Dick, in Vietnam, battles a new “no-checks” rule just trying to buy his plane ticket for a two-week leave in November. Both can see each other on the horizon, but the dista...

Send us a text Two letters written the same day — one from Vietnam, one from San Antonio. My dad, Dick, is planning to buy his ticket home the next morning. My mom, Sarah, is seven months pregnant with me, feeling every kick and learning to sleep again. They both mention Thanksgiving plans, family, and the few weeks they’ll finally have together — protecting that time as something sacred Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on ...

Send us a text It’s October 27, 1971. My mom writes from San Antonio — very pregnant, missing my dad, and thinking about all the little things that make their life together what it is. She talks about having dinner with friends, cooking steaks, and realizing how lucky she is — not just to have him writing her every day, but to have him. It’s the only letter we have from this day, but it says everything about who they were together Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Ey...

Send us a text It’s October 26, 1971. Sarah is seven months pregnant and counting down the final weeks until Dick’s R&R. She calls him “my beloved,” remembering the first night they made love and the life they’ve built since. Dick, half a world away, writes that he’s ready to get away from the Air Force and all the “bullshit.” Both are running on fumes—tired, lonely, and desperate to hear each other’s voices again. But in their letters, there’s still laughter, longing, and the quiet mirac...

Send us a text On October 25, 1971, two letters cross the ocean — one from my dad in Vietnam, one from my mom in San Antonio. He finally makes the trip he’s been talking about for days — a quick run to Long Binh with his commanding officer, Ken. She spends her day at home, seven months pregnant, missing him, and angry at the Air Force. Fifty-four years later, their daughter — me — reads the letters they wrote that day Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a p...

Send us a text Two letters cross the ocean on the same day — one from Vietnam, one from San Antonio. Sarah is surrounded by friends, lasagna, and a little chaos. Dick is half a world away, flying, gambling a dollar into ten, and thinking about the woman who commands his every thought. What unfolds between them isn’t just ordinary love — it’s the kind that turns even distance, budgeting, and longing into something sacred Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a p...

Send us a text On October 22, 1971, my parents had been married for one year, two months, and one day — and they were seven months into the pregnancy that would become me. My dad was in Vietnam, still flying missions, and my mom was in San Antonio, feeling her belly move and counting down the days until he came home. Their letters today are full of love, humor, and everyday life — but for me, they’re also the story of how I began. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of ...

Send us a text Four weeks left. Sarah is restless in San Antonio, and Dick is marking the same days in Vietnam. Their letters on October 21 are filled with humor, longing, and the easy rhythm of two people who know exactly who they are to each other — husband, wife, lover, soon-to-be parents, and best friends counting down to a reunion that can’t come soon enough. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged b...

Send us a text Six months into their separation, Sarah and Dick’s letters reach a new kind of intimacy — fearless, playful, and full of trust. From tie-dye baby shirts and Mexican lunches in San Antonio to quiet nights on alert in Vietnam, they write with a freedom that only comes from knowing their love can hold anything. It’s the sound of two people who’ve crossed every emotional distance imaginable — and still can’t get close enough. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through th...

Send us a text Dick is down to thirty wake-ups in Vietnam, filling his nights with letters, music, and a three-hour tape of The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. In San Antonio, Sarah is still surrounded by rain — cleaning, planning, laughing, and missing him so much she can feel it in her body. Between them is a rhythm of waiting, of love stretched thin but unbroken. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based...

Send us a text It’s mid-October 1971. Dick is counting thirty-one wake-ups until a short two-week leave home in November — a brief visit before returning to finish his Vietnam tour in the spring. In San Antonio, Sarah spends another gray, rainy Monday balancing dentist visits, friendship, and the slow ache of missing him. Between them travels a small envelope of photographs — proof that love keeps finding its way across the miles. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of ...

Send us a text On a rainy Sunday in San Antonio, Sarah plans Eggs Benedict and champagne for the morning her husband returns home. Across the world in Vietnam, Dick finalizes his leave — November 18 — and counts down the days. Between cookies, letters, and laughter, they dream of the same kitchen table, the same bed, the same morning light. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. Richard All...

Send us a text While rain falls in San Antonio, Dick bakes an apple pie halfway across the world in Vietnam. Sarah stays home, feeling their baby move so strongly it kicks a piece of paper off her belly. Two lives divided by an ocean — connected by love, longing, and the quiet beginnings of a family that would one day find its way to Big Sky, Montana. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. ...

Send us a text Yesterday’s episode shared Sarah’s evening letter — the one where she joked about writing twice in one day. But there really were two letters that day. This is the one I missed — the first one, written that morning, full of errands, laughter, and small comforts that kept her steady while she waited for my dad to come home. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. Richard Allgoo...

Send us a text It’s another day of distance — one letter from Vietnam, one from San Antonio — both written on October 15, 1971. He’s counting the weeks until his short trip home. She’s writing twice in one day, reaching across the miles. Somehow, they’re always in tune, even in war. Support the show 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 th...

Send us a text Two letters written on the same day — one from a war zone, one from a quiet apartment in Texas. He finally has a date to come home. She doesn’t know it yet. Still, somehow, their words move in step — letters in sync, even in war. Support the show 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, a...

Send us a text Three letters travel across the ocean in a single day — two from Sarah in San Antonio, one from Dick in Vietnam. Between them are sleepless nights, parties, laughter, a few cookies, and a love that refuses to loosen its grip, even half a world apart. Support the show 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...

Send us a text On October 12, 1971, Dick sat in his hooch in Vietnam eating Sarah’s cookies and drinking a Coke while balancing their checkbook and planning for their future. That same day, Sarah was in San Antonio — surrounded by blue baby gifts from her friends, cheering for her Pirates, and writing about how much she missed him. Two letters, two worlds, one steady rhythm of love across an ocean Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project...

Send us a text On October 11, 1971, Dick writes from Da Nang without knowing that Sarah has just spent the night in the hospital. His letter is calm and full of everyday comforts — cooking, saving money, and sipping his wife’s favorite grape soda. Meanwhile, Sarah writes from San Antonio, home again after a frightening night, trying to steady herself and reassure him that she and the baby are all right. Decades later, I found myself in the same place — pregnant, strong, and suddenly in a hosp...

Send us a text While Dick settles into another ordinary day in Vietnam, Sarah faces a medical scare that leaves her hospitalized and alone in San Antonio. Their letters from October 10, 1971 reveal two sides of love and trust—one routine, one terrifying—and the power of telling the truth, even when it hurts. Support the show 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 duri...

Send us a text A Saturday apart but perfectly in sync — Sarah eats “pitza” and beer for breakfast in San Antonio, while Dick sips Kahlúa after lobster and steak in Vietnam. Both write of laughter, longing, and the simple pleasures that connect them. One month since Hawaii, their love still feels freshly held in their arms Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. Richard Allgood and Capt. ...