The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No10 (March 10, 1922)] . What memorials more appropriate than these eucalyptusea of San Mateo County, California? Along the Roads of Remembrance grow-ing trees symbolize the living memoriesof those who died. Rows of Cottonwoodalong a highway near El Paso, Texas,(above) and young maples of a James-town, (Va.,) road (at left) tional Commander of The AmericanLegion, expressed the hope that pos-terity would continue to honor thoseto whom the trees were then, seeming to vision the fu-ture, Mr. Galbraith spoke of theday when the two highways should

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The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No10 (March 10, 1922)] . What memorials more appropriate than these eucalyptusea of San Mateo County, California? Along the Roads of Remembrance grow-ing trees symbolize the living memoriesof those who died. Rows of Cottonwoodalong a highway near El Paso, Texas,(above) and young maples of a James-town, (Va.,) road (at left) tional Commander of The AmericanLegion, expressed the hope that pos-terity would continue to honor thoseto whom the trees were then, seeming to vision the fu-ture, Mr. Galbraith spoke of theday when the two highways shouldbe lined with memorialtrees and upon everyroad there should be liv-ing memorials to thosewho had served and thosewho had died in the war. The spring showers hadscarcely packed the loosesoil about the roots ofthe trees at Vandaliabefore Commander Gal-braith lay dead. A fewdays after the ceremoniesin Ohio, he was killed inan automobile accidentnear Indianapolis. Commander Galbraithsprophetic vision at Van-dalia, however, is rapidlybeing made a reality bythe co

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