Private Robert Benjamin Harris, aged 22, tragically lost his life on September 11, 1948, in Alexandria, Virginia. Harris, who had served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II, had been with the Alexandria Police Department for only 19 days at the time of his death. On the night of his death, Private Harris was conducting a routine check near a restaurant at the intersection of North Washington Street and Montgomery Street. During this check, he interrupted a burglar at the back door of the
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