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Writing from San Antonio, Texas—just outside Lackland Air Force Base where she works as a military nurse—Sarah Allgood pours her heart out to her husband, Dick, who is deployed in Vietnam. Now newly pregnant, she writes with equal parts love, exhaustion, and fierce honesty.

She shares the first doctor’s advice since confirming the pregnancy, vents about a dinner with a troubled couple, and closes with a vivid scene of herself by the pool, letter in hand, missing him deeply.

This letter isn’t just a love note.

It’s a window into military life at home, into the early days of motherhood,

and into what it means to hold on to connection across continents.

Listen in as their real-life love story unfolds—one page at a time.

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In this heartfelt letter from Vietnam, Dick Allgood writes to his pregnant wife, Sarah, from Biên Hòa Air Base. His words are warm and playful—reflecting his joy over the baby they’re expecting and his longing to be home. From gin and tonics to surprise gifts in the mail, Dick shares the rhythm of his days while reminding Sarah—and their unborn daughter—that love is his anchor.

This is wartime through the eyes of a husband and father-to-be.

Tender. Ordinary. Profound.

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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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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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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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