Sept. 15, 2025

September 15, 1971: Heartbreak at the Hilton

September 15, 1971: Heartbreak at the Hilton

Send us a text on the balcony of the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki, just hours after Dick flew back to Vietnam. She had gone with him to the airport but couldn’t bring herself to follow him all the way to the plane. Back in the room they had shared for a week, surrounded by his clothes, shoes, and scent, she poured her heartbreak onto hotel stationery. Pregnant and aching, Sarah captured the rawest side of love — the joy of reunion and the agony of letting go again Support the show Th...

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on the balcony of the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki, just hours after Dick flew back to Vietnam. She had gone with him to the airport but couldn’t bring herself to follow him all the way to the plane. Back in the room they had shared for a week, surrounded by his clothes, shoes, and scent, she poured her heartbreak onto hotel stationery. Pregnant and aching, Sarah captured the rawest side of love — the joy of reunion and the agony of letting go again

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