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In this letter from May 24, 1971, Dick writes to Sarah from Vietnam with deep affection, quiet reflection, and a surprising vulnerability. He shares how he held back his excitement when she first thought she might be pregnant—not out of indifference, but out of fear that it might not be real. Now, with the news confirmed, his joy and curiosity come pouring through.

Even in the middle of a war zone—where the crash phone could ring at any moment—he takes time to write about swimming, sunbathing, and his dreams of fatherhood. He wonders if they’ll have a boy or a girl, but says he doesn’t care. What matters is love. “You are the most important thing in my life,” he writes. “The second most is my child-to-be.”

This episode is part of The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love, a podcast sharing the real-life letters between Air Force pilot Dick Allgood and his wife, Captain Sarah Allgood, written during the Vietnam War while they were separated and expecting their first child.

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