Grooving to My Wife on the Roof July 1, 1971 – From Dick to Sarah
Send us a text In this letter from July 1, 1971, my dad writes to my mom after receiving three letters and a card from her — and his mood lifts right off the page. He’s playful, sweet, and a little jealous as another friend prepares to head home from Vietnam. He jokes about never getting a tan, thanks to the monsoon rains, but says he still made time to “groove to his wife on the roof.” He tells her how proud he is that she’s finished working, and that he’s ready to keep her “busy” as his w...
In this letter from July 1, 1971, my dad writes to my mom after receiving three letters and a card from her — and his mood lifts right off the page. He’s playful, sweet, and a little jealous as another friend prepares to head home from Vietnam.
He jokes about never getting a tan, thanks to the monsoon rains, but says he still made time to “groove to his wife on the roof.” He tells her how proud he is that she’s finished working, and that he’s ready to keep her “busy” as his wife and lover — the two jobs he says she’ll have from now on.
There’s also a glimpse of base life: the girlie mags in the BX, afternoons in the library, and the quiet ache that comes when someone else gets to leave — and he doesn’t. It’s a tender, funny, and honest letter about love, waiting, and wanting to be home.
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