During World War One, George Pentreath, a schoolteacher in Eurack in Southeast Australia, planted what was probably the first ever Avenue Of Honor to show respect for local men going to war. A line of trees planted evenly spaced along one side of the road in front of the school. The school is gone but nearly all the Dutch elm trees survive. Many Avenues Of Honor were planted in country towns and cities across Australia in subsequent years. Remembering the past and preserving what is good (Ron Paul's definition of conservatism) is essential to our future. As it becomes increasingly...