“Saving Up Quarters and Casserole Dreams” – July 1, 1971
Send us a text This letter from my mom, Captain Sarah Allgood, is pure gold. It’s July 1, 1971, and she’s funny, flirty, and a little bit filthy — all while pregnant, lonely, and trying to get through another day without my dad. She’s dreaming of a life where she can “sit back, rest, and become beautifully pregnant” — and she’s already putting quarters in the bank for their baby (me). She writes about a broccoli-cheese chicken casserole, jokes about a strapped-on teddy bear, and vents about...
This letter from my mom, Captain Sarah Allgood, is pure gold. It’s July 1, 1971, and she’s funny, flirty, and a little bit filthy — all while pregnant, lonely, and trying to get through another day without my dad. She’s dreaming of a life where she can “sit back, rest, and become beautifully pregnant” — and she’s already putting quarters in the bank for their baby (me).
She writes about a broccoli-cheese chicken casserole, jokes about a strapped-on teddy bear, and vents about a fellow officer who’s so clueless she answers a phone upside down. But beneath all the humor is a woman who’s tired, deeply in love, and holding out hope for the day my dad comes home from Vietnam.
It’s letters like these that remind me just how hard they were working — not just to survive a war, but also to build a life together.
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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