June 3, 1971 – Letters, Longing, and Life on Alert
Send us a text In this June 3rd letter from Vietnam, Dick Allgood writes to his pregnant wife Sarah during a long alert shift. He sends Polaroid snapshots, cracks jokes about his young fellow airmen, and yearns for home with a mix of tenderness and teasing humor. Beneath the banter, you can hear his ache to be by Sarah’s side—missing her body, her letters, and their growing baby. This episode marks another day in the year-long separation that tested but never shook their devotion. Even in a...
In this June 3rd letter from Vietnam, Dick Allgood writes to his pregnant wife Sarah during a long alert shift. He sends Polaroid snapshots, cracks jokes about his young fellow airmen, and yearns for home with a mix of tenderness and teasing humor. Beneath the banter, you can hear his ache to be by Sarah’s side—missing her body, her letters, and their growing baby.
This episode marks another day in the year-long separation that tested but never shook their devotion. Even in a war zone, Dick’s love for Sarah shines through with honesty, desire, and commitment to the family they’re building.
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