December 14, 2024
Tag: S.S. Athenia
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S. S. Athenia:
the first victim of warNo Comments
Sadness touched Fredericksburg, Virginia, earlier than most communities at the start of World War II–two years before the USA was officially involved in the war. It was a fact starkly driven home to me when I stumbled upon the memorial stone to Robert Shenton Harris in the City Cemetery. Robert Shenton Harris, whose father Robert…
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October 20, 2021 2 Comments
In the United Kingdom it is essential to remember that the British play by the rules. The story of a scrap of paper that was once the rulebook reminds us that honor is a critical factor in all kinds of relationships: personal, business, societal, and governmental.