September 19, 1971: Cookies, Champagne, and Cloud Nine
Send us a text On September 19, 1971, Sarah and Dick wrote from opposite sides of the world — she in San Antonio, he in Vietnam — and both still had their heads in the clouds, dreaming about their week together in Hawaii. Sarah bakes a batch of chocolate chip cookies and even jokes about maybe learning to cook — something that always made us laugh in my family, because cooking was my dad’s thing. Meanwhile, Dick compares breakfast to eggs Benedict and champagne, the same breakfast they’d shar...
On September 19, 1971, Sarah and Dick wrote from opposite sides of the world — she in San Antonio, he in Vietnam — and both still had their heads in the clouds, dreaming about their week together in Hawaii. Sarah bakes a batch of chocolate chip cookies and even jokes about maybe learning to cook — something that always made us laugh in my family, because cooking was my dad’s thing. Meanwhile, Dick compares breakfast to eggs Benedict and champagne, the same breakfast they’d shared on R&R just a week earlier. Their letters show how deeply they were still wrapped in the glow of that reunion, carried by a once-in-a-lifetime love
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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