July 16, 1971 – “Wittle Girl Weekend” and a Bell System Strike
Send us a text In this tender letter from July 16, 1971, Sarah is feeling raw, restless, and deeply in need of connection. After a day of sunshine and swimming with friends, she comes home to six letters from Vietnam — and a wave of emotion she can’t quite outrun. “Today was one of those ache and cry days,” she writes. “Some days I actually hurt from loneliness and desire to be with you.” She tries to be strong. But this isn’t an Air Force officer kind of day — it’s a wittle girl weekend, f...
In this tender letter from July 16, 1971, Sarah is feeling raw, restless, and deeply in need of connection. After a day of sunshine and swimming with friends, she comes home to six letters from Vietnam — and a wave of emotion she can’t quite outrun. “Today was one of those ache and cry days,” she writes. “Some days I actually hurt from loneliness and desire to be with you.”
She tries to be strong. But this isn’t an Air Force officer kind of day — it’s a wittle girl weekend, full of longing, tape-recorded messages from Dick, and fears that the ongoing Bell telephone strike might cut off their only chance to talk.
From funny comments about Joe the mailman to the deep, physical ache of missing her husband, this letter is a window into what distance, pregnancy, and love looked like in the middle of a war.
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