July 14, 1971: A Full Day, a Quiet Fear, and a Balcony Fall
Send us a text On July 14, 1971, Sarah Allgood writes to her husband Dick from San Antonio, sharing a full day in vivid, personal detail — from a pregnancy scare and cravings to her upcoming trip to Miami, a phone call from her old hospital, and even a disturbing late-night incident upstairs involving two men and a fall from a balcony. Phone calls between Vietnam and home were rare — expensive, hard to connect, and limited to just five minutes. But Sarah, ever thoughtful, tells Dick they co...
On July 14, 1971, Sarah Allgood writes to her husband Dick from San Antonio, sharing a full day in vivid, personal detail — from a pregnancy scare and cravings to her upcoming trip to Miami, a phone call from her old hospital, and even a disturbing late-night incident upstairs involving two men and a fall from a balcony.
Phone calls between Vietnam and home were rare — expensive, hard to connect, and limited to just five minutes. But Sarah, ever thoughtful, tells Dick they could ask the operator to time it and give the cost when it’s over — and she’d just pay Judy.
As their daughter, I’m still struck by the way they stayed connected — like they were having nightly conversations, even when they couldn’t hear each other’s voice
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