November 11, 1971: Veterans Day, Then and Now
Send us a text On November 11, 1971, Sarah and Dick were just one week away from their long-awaited reunion. The love, humor, and anticipation in their letters capture everything that made them who they were — steadfast, playful, and endlessly connected, even from half a world apart. That year, Veterans Day wasn’t actually observed on November 11; it had been shifted to a Monday in late October under a short-lived federal change. But in spirit, every letter between them was a kind of observ...
On November 11, 1971, Sarah and Dick were just one week away from their long-awaited reunion. The love, humor, and anticipation in their letters capture everything that made them who they were — steadfast, playful, and endlessly connected, even from half a world apart.
That year, Veterans Day wasn’t actually observed on November 11; it had been shifted to a Monday in late October under a short-lived federal change. But in spirit, every letter between them was a kind of observance — written between two people who lived and loved through military service.
Today, in 2025, it is Veterans Day again — and I’ll be standing at the new Southwest Montana Veterans Columbarium at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bozeman, where my dad, Captain Richard “Dick” Allgood, and my mom, Captain Sarah Allgood, are the first and second to rest in the new niches. Their story — the one we’ve been sharing all along — now lives there, side by side
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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