June 2, 1971 – “Cram It”: Sarah Takes No Orders
Send us a text On June 2, 1971, while Dick serves on alert in Vietnam, Sarah fights her own battle on the home front — against a broken military bureaucracy trying to force her into more months of work during her pregnancy. In this bold, funny, and sharply worded letter, she tells them exactly where to put it — and reclaims control over her own timeline. Through a haze of exhaustion, missing slips, and a supervisor who smells like gin, Sarah still finds joy in prenatal class, laughs with fr...
On June 2, 1971, while Dick serves on alert in Vietnam, Sarah fights her own battle on the home front — against a broken military bureaucracy trying to force her into more months of work during her pregnancy. In this bold, funny, and sharply worded letter, she tells them exactly where to put it — and reclaims control over her own timeline.
Through a haze of exhaustion, missing slips, and a supervisor who smells like gin, Sarah still finds joy in prenatal class, laughs with friends, and dreams about the baby growing inside her. Her words echo with love, resistance, and fierce devotion to the life she and Dick are building.
This letter reminds us that war takes place in more than one theater — and that the women left behind weren’t just waiting; they were standing their ground.
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