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The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love
In 1971, two young Air Force veterans — Richard and Sarah Allgood — found themselves separated by the Vietnam War, yet connected through hundreds of heartfelt letters.Decades later, after their passing, their daughter discovered a preserved box of their correspondence: a story of love, family, coura...
Nov. 14, 2025
November 14, 1971: The Reunion Is Days Away
Send us a text On November 14, 1971, Dick writes what will be his final letter before flying home for R&R. In just four days, he’ll be back in San Antonio, holding Sarah for the first time in six months. This is the last letter until November 28, after Thanksgiving and their long-awaited time together. Right now, everything is building toward reunion Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchanged between C…
Nov. 13, 2025
November 13, 1971: Four Letters, Future Dreams, and the Final Countdown
Send us a text On November 13, 1971, Sarah finally gets a flood of letters after days of silence — four all at once — and the relief pours through every word she writes. She opens up about her fears around her pregnant body, her longing for Dick to see her grow, and her dreams of having “two kids within two years.” She’s imagining a bigger family and a life that feels just within reach. Dick, writing from Vietnam, is only days from coming home for leave, and he knows this may be the last let…
Nov. 13, 2025
November 12, 1971: Achy, Lonely, and One Week to Go
Send us a text On November 12, 1971, Sarah and Dick are only a week away from being reunited, but the days feel impossibly long. Sarah is achy from stepping on a bee the day before, tired, pregnant, and trying to keep her spirits up as she waits for one precious letter after another. She hasn’t received a love letter from Dick since Monday, and the silence only makes the days feel heavier. Dick, still stuck on alert in Vietnam, spends the day with Pie, bored and dreaming of home. Their words…
Nov. 11, 2025
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.…
Nov. 10, 2025
November 9, 1971: Thanksgiving on the Horizon
Send us a text On November 9, 1971, Sarah and Dick are both counting down the days—just over a week until his flight home from Vietnam for a much-needed two-week leave. She’s tired and seepy, planning baked potatoes and thinking ahead to the holidays. He’s flying missions, dreaming of her, and thrilled that his parents will spend Thanksgiving in San Antonio the following week. Between them, these letters hold the warmth of anticipation: family plans taking shape, home on the horizon, and lov…
Nov. 10, 2025
November 10, 1971: Stitches, Secrets, and Seven Days
Send us a text On November 10, 1971, Sarah and Dick write from opposite ends of exhaustion. He’s shaken by the discovery that one of his own firemen has been using heroin — a revelation that went against everything he believed in. She’s sore from overdoing it, sewing and painting and pushing herself too hard, but she’s also bubbling with excitement, counting the days until he walks through the door for his two-week leave. Together, their letters reveal love stretched thin by distance but hel…