June 20, 1971: Midday in Vietnam — A Note to My Wife, Just Because
Send us a text It’s Sunday, June 20, 1971 — Father’s Day — and Captain Dick Allgood hasn’t been able to reach his wife Sarah on the phone for over two weeks. So around noon, while on alert in Vietnam, he picks up a pen and does the next best thing: he writes. This isn’t a long emotional letter — just a midday check-in. A note. A moment of connection. He talks about their bank accounts, her loan, their shared budget, her travel plans to Miami — and yes, how much he loves her. It’s simple...
It’s Sunday, June 20, 1971 — Father’s Day — and Captain Dick Allgood hasn’t been able to reach his wife Sarah on the phone for over two weeks.
So around noon, while on alert in Vietnam, he picks up a pen and does the next best thing: he writes.
This isn’t a long emotional letter — just a midday check-in. A note. A moment of connection. He talks about their bank accounts, her loan, their shared budget, her travel plans to Miami — and yes, how much he loves her.
It’s simple, loving, and real.
He tells her to write check totals in each letter so he can “keep up with the books.” He calls her his wittle chick-a-dee. He tells her not to start any charge accounts and reminds her their money is no longer yours and mine — it’s ours.
And he promises that the horny letter is coming later that night.
This is what love looked like in the summer of 1971 — when two Captains in the U.S. Air Force, both college-educated and newly expecting their first child, were doing the best they could to stay close from half a world apart.
It wasn’t flashy. It wasn’t performative. It was real partnership — rooted in humor, tenderness, and deep care for one another’s daily lives.
This is Letter 85 of over 1,500.
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The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between Capt. Richard Allgood and Capt. Sarah Allgood during the Vietnam War. Photos of the original letters, family snapshots, and behind-the-scenes commentary are available for supporters.
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