July 18, 2025

July 18, 1971: A Virgin for You, Forever

July 18, 1971: A Virgin for You, Forever

Send us a text In today’s letter from July 18, 1971, Captain Dick Allgood writes to his pregnant wife, Sarah, from alert duty in Vietnam. He reflects on their R&R options in Hawaii, the women in Sarah’s orbit — including friends recovering from illness and heartache — and his unwavering fidelity. What starts as a logistics update turns into one of the most vulnerable, explicit declarations of loyalty, desire, and devotion we’ve seen. It’s Dick at his most open — promising Sarah that no ma...

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Send us a text

In today’s letter from July 18, 1971, Captain Dick Allgood writes to his pregnant wife, Sarah, from alert duty in Vietnam. He reflects on their R&R options in Hawaii, the women in Sarah’s orbit — including friends recovering from illness and heartache — and his unwavering fidelity. What starts as a logistics update turns into one of the most vulnerable, explicit declarations of loyalty, desire, and devotion we’ve seen. It’s Dick at his most open — promising Sarah that no matter what temptations might surround him, he will return home to her “a virgin.” This is what love looks like — through the eyes of a man at 

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