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In Honor of "Mark O"

 
 
In Honor of "Mark O" Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017
1. In Honor of "Mark O" Memorial
Inscription.
In honor of "Mark O"
Mark O'Connell
1950 - 2015
Viet Nam Veteran, devoted Husband & Father.
Honored for his dedication and vision as one of
the leaders in the creation and development
of this Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Grove and
as AMVETS Post 219 Captain of the Honor Guard,
and his unrelenting commitment to help us remember
that the real heroes are those who gave their
lives in service to The United States.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 42° 35.671′ N, 78° 38.527′ W. Memorial is in Concord, New York, in Erie County. It can be reached from Crane Road. Memorial is in Sprague Brook Park, off Foote Road (County Road 563), a quarter mile east of NY route 240 (Glenwood - East Concord Road). From the park entrance, bear left, pass the casino, and cross Sprague Brook. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9674 Foote Road, Glenwood NY 14069, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in
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the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: We Remember Forever (a few steps from this marker); As We Honor the Memory (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial Grove (about 500 feet away); Erie County (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Memory of Alfred M. Kalinowski (approx. 4 miles away); Colden (approx. 4 miles away); The Town of Colden Honors Our Men & Women (approx. 4 miles away); Buffum Inn (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concord.
 
In Honor of "Mark O" Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017
2. In Honor of "Mark O" Memorial
The "Mark O" memorial is pictured to the right of the Erie County Vietnam Memorial.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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Jul. 21, 2026