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In this letter from June 28, 1971, my mom, Captain Sarah Allgood, is nearing the end of her military nursing duties — just five days from maternity leave and three months pregnant with me.

She’s tired, fed up with a chatty coworker, and not holding back about how much she misses my dad. She also blames the endless rain on “the quacks salting the clouds” — a line that sounds like a joke, but isn’t. Between 1967 and 1972, the U.S. military really did seed clouds to alter the weather during the Vietnam War.

This letter is raw, funny, affectionate, and full of the kind of honesty that only comes from someone who’s in love, in uniform, and very, very ready for a nap.

💌 Read aloud by their daughter, Alisa Cecilia Allgood

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In this letter from June 28, 1971, my dad writes from Vietnam with tenderness, humor, and longing. He tells my mom how much he loves her — but also, how much he likes her.

That mattered to both of them. My parents used to tell me that love alone isn’t enough to make a relationship last. You have to like each other — genuinely. You have to enjoy who the other person is, day after day.

This letter is full of raw emotion, sexual tension, and deep connection — but what lingers most is the reminder that the strongest relationships are built on more than love. They’re built on friendship, respect, and liking each other at the core.

💌 Read aloud by their daughter, Alisa Cecilia Allgood

🌐 Learn more: www.theallgoodslove.com

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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, written on June 27, 1971, Captain Sarah Allgood isn’t shy about how much she misses her husband — or how badly she wants him.

It’s raw. It’s funny. It’s incredibly personal. And it’s real.

From splitting headaches to bridge games, tacos, teenage neighbors asking awkward questions, and heartfelt longing, Sarah’s voice leaps off the page. She jokes about how hard it was to go four pages without writing “I love you.” She remembers the way Dick kissed her eyes and hair. And yes — she tells him her panties are wet just writing the letter. This one is pure, unfiltered Sarah: sexual, playful, deeply affectionate… and just trying to make it through another weekend alone while pregnant during wartime.

Her humor and horniness live right alongside her heartbreak.

And maybe most incredible of all — this letter, like every one she wrote, somehow survived. My dad saved it in Vietnam, brought it back to the States, and it sat quietly in a storage unit in Big Sky, Montana for decades — through freezing winters and everything else life threw at us — until I found it. Dry. Intact. Waiting.

Now I get to read it to you.

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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.

Support the show:

Recurring support through Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2489476/support

Join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/TheAllgoodsLove

Visit the official website: https://www.theallgoodslove.com