tle: “You Are My Lover, Wife, and Mother of My Baby” — June 7, 1971
Send us a text n this letter from June 7, 1971, my dad — writing from Vietnam — pours out his heart to my mom. He talks about everyday things: bank accounts, sending money home, chatting with fellow airmen. But what really comes through is how much he loved her — and how excited he was about the baby they were expecting. He calls her his “lover, wife, and mother of my baby.” I’m reading these words more than fifty years later — as the child they were writing about — and it’s incredible ...
n this letter from June 7, 1971, my dad — writing from Vietnam — pours out his heart to my mom.
He talks about everyday things: bank accounts, sending money home, chatting with fellow airmen. But what really comes through is how much he loved her — and how excited he was about the baby they were expecting.
He calls her his “lover, wife, and mother of my baby.”
I’m reading these words more than fifty years later — as the child they were writing about — and it’s incredible to feel how real and alive their connection still is on these pages.
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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