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  • S. S. Athenia:the first victim of war

    S. S. Athenia:
    the first victim of war

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    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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Last September, here at Postcard History’s Editor’s Desk, we started to whittle-down a pile of postcards that have been found, bought, or donated. There are short stories in every card. Some are wonderful, some are horrid, and others are ho-hum. Today we present one of each, but we’ll let you decide which is which. Cast your vote in the comments section below.

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