The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love

Send us Fan Mail March 9, 1972. Eleven days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Now the days start to feel different. Faster. Shorter. Closer together. Dick writes from Vietnam after coming off alert, trying to pass the time while the final days move forward. At home, Sarah is waiting—measuring the distance in phone calls, letters, and everything that still has to happen before he walks through the door. T...

Send us Fan Mail March 11, 1972. Nine days until Dick leaves Vietnam. The days are still heavy—but they’re moving. Sarah writes from home, pushing through exhaustion, physical recovery, and doing everything on her own. Dick writes from Vietnam, finishing his final days on alert and preparing to leave. They are almost there Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a person...

Send us Fan Mail Eight days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Now it’s not just close—it’s immediate. Sarah writes from home, feeling the shift in her body and her mind as the days narrow down. The waiting is almost over. The distance is almost gone. They are about to be together again. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exc...

Send us Fan Mail March 13, 1972. Seven days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Now it’s measured in days. Dick writes from Vietnam after a long, emotional stretch—finishing his final alert and preparing to leave. Sarah writes from home, feeling the closeness of it all, watching their baby grow, and counting down in her own way. One more week. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love...

Send us Fan Mail March 14, 1972. Six days until Dick leaves Vietnam. This is it. The final letters. Dick writes from Vietnam on his last day of alert, beginning the final steps home. Sarah writes from home, knowing these are the last words they will send across the distance between them. The next time they speak— it won’t be through letters Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes o...

Send us Fan Mail March 15, 1972. Five days until Dick leaves Vietnam. This is the final letter. After nearly a year of writing—through distance, time, and everything in between—this is the last one. The next time they connect, it won’t be through the mail. It will be in person Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters exchan...

Send us Fan Mail March 8, 1972. Twelve days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Now it’s no longer measured in weeks. It’s days. Alerts. Flights. Plans. Sarah writes from home—preparing her body, her home, and their life for his return. Dick writes from Vietnam, counting down his final alerts and imagining the moment he walks through the door. They are almost there Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Th...

Send us Fan Mail March 5, 1972. Fifteen days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Another weekend passes—one of the last they will spend apart. Dick writes from Vietnam about the final stretch, the life he’s ready to leave behind, and the family waiting for him at home. Sarah writes from home about loneliness, desire, and the anticipation of finally being together again. They are still separated. But now th...

Send us Fan Mail March 6, 1972. Fourteen days until Dick leaves Vietnam. At home, Sarah holds her newborn daughter close—watching her sleep, noticing every detail, and feeling how quickly attachment takes hold. Across the world, Dick looks at photographs of the life waiting for him, counting down the final steps that will bring him home. They are still apart. But the connection between them—and th...

Send us Fan Mail March 7, 1972. Thirteen days until Dick leaves Vietnam. The countdown sharpens. Sarah writes from home, marking time in shorter increments now—phone calls, days, and the moment he will finally be on his way home. Dick writes from Vietnam about the final stretch, the last alerts, and the life waiting for him on the other side of it. They are close enough now to picture it. And stil...

Send us Fan Mail March 3, 1972. Seventeen days until Dick leaves Vietnam. A phone call finally connects them—clear, immediate, almost as if the distance has collapsed for a moment. Dick writes from Vietnam about waiting, timing his departure, and counting the final days. Sarah writes from home after hearing his voice, describing the rush of it, the loneliness that follows, and the life she is hold...

Send us Fan Mail March 4, 1972. Sixteen days until Dick leaves Vietnam. The countdown continues, but now it feels immediate. Dick writes from Vietnam about the final stretch—finishing alert duty, making small preparations, and thinking about the flight that will take him home. Sarah writes from home about getting ready in her own way—buying baby essentials, navigating small spaces filled with new...

Send us Fan Mail March 2, 1972. Nineteen days until Dick leaves Vietnam. The countdown continues, but these letters are no longer only about missing each other. Dick writes from Bien Hoa about shipping belongings to Miami, finishing out-processing, and counting the final days. Sarah writes from home about baby Cissie, bills, errands, an empty side of the bed, and all the conversations they’ll soon...

Send us Fan Mail March 1, 1972. Twenty days until Dick leaves Vietnam. The final month begins. Sarah writes from home with baby Cissie — doctor visits, sunshine, baby clothes, errands, and the daily work of caring for a child alone. Dick writes from Vietnam, trying to place a phone call, making plans for the move ahead, and counting every remaining day. For a father who has not yet held his daught...

Send us Fan Mail February 29, 1972. Twenty-one days until Dick leaves Vietnam. A leap day. In 1972, it was just another day in the final stretch— a cold, a vaporizer, a restless baby, and letters moving back and forth across the world. But this date would come to carry more weight. For now, they are still here—young, in love, and counting down. Twenty-one days Support the show The Allgoods: Vietna...

Send us Fan Mail February 25, 1972. Twenty-five days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Another Friday. Another weekend apart. But after this one, only two more remain. The countdown is no longer abstract. It’s measured in weekends now. In routines. In nights spent alone. Two letters. One day. And the space between them is getting smaller Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is...

Send us Fan Mail February 26, 1972. Twenty-four days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Another Saturday. Another weekend apart. Only three more to go. The countdown is tightening now — not just in days, but in weekends, in routines, in real life unfolding on both sides. Two letters. One day. And everything is moving forward. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal po...

Send us Fan Mail February 27, 1972. Twenty-three days until Dick leaves Vietnam. A quiet Sunday at home. Another day closer. There are baby routines, errands, and small decisions—but everything now lives inside the countdown. They’ve done this before. They counted down to Hawaii. They counted down to his leave home. But this one is different. This is the countdown that brings him home for good. Tw...

Send us Fan Mail February 28, 1972. Twenty-two days until Dick leaves Vietnam. One more day—and he enters the final month of his tour. At home, it’s a full day—appointments, errands, baby routines, and small purchases that start to shape the life waiting for him. Overseas, it’s quieter. A day on alert. Time passing. They’re both counting now. And for the first time, it feels close enough to believ...

Send us Fan Mail February 23, 1972. Twenty-seven days until Dick leaves Vietnam. On the same day, Sarah writes from home with their newborn daughter, and Dick writes from Vietnam—both counting down, both moving toward the same moment. Two letters. One day. The final month continues. Support the show The Allgoods: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Love is a personal podcast project based on real letters...

Send us Fan Mail February 24, 1972. Twenty-six days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Three weeks from tonight, they believe they will finally be together for good. On this day, Sarah writes from home—managing the baby, the house, the money, and the countdown—while Dick writes from Vietnam, marking another day off the calendar and thinking about coming home. Two letters. One day. The end of separation is...

Send us Fan Mail February 20, 1972. Thirty days remain. From Vietnam, Dick writes after a lazy day off alert, wondering if his daughter’s milk troubles came from him and counting down to the moment he boards the “big bird” home. In San Antonio, Sarah spends a slow Sunday with baths, laundry, doctor appointments, folded diapers, and a very awake baby at night. Thirty days Support the show The Allgo...

Send us Fan Mail February 21, 1972: Strollers, Smiles, and 29 More Days Description February 21, 1972. Twenty-nine days until Dick leaves Vietnam. Thirty until he is home. On opposite sides of the world, Sarah and Dick count down in different ways — one through flight schedules and alert days, the other through stroller walks, thank-you notes, sore muscles, and a baby just beginning to smile. This...

Send us Fan Mail February 22, 1972. Twenty-eight days until Dick leaves Vietnam. On this same date, forty-eight years later, he would take his last breath. But in 1972, this was just another day in the final countdown — ham on rye in Bien Hoa, a new baby formula, a tiny hernia, late-night love notes, and two young parents missing each other fiercely. The last month continues. Support the show The...

Send us Fan Mail February 18, 1972. Thirty-two days. From Vietnam, Dick counts alerts, confirms his job with Bill Cobbs, and dreams about boarding the “big bird” home. In San Antonio, Sarah manages bloodwork, BX purchases, baby gear, birthday gatherings, and her very real sexual frustration. The move is being organized. The job is being confirmed. The reunion is no longer abstract. Thirty-two days...