Elmwood Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

LCPL Nickolas A. Daniels Memorial

Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 25, 2024

1. LCPL Nickolas A. Daniels Memorial Marker

Inscription. Honoring our residents who gave their lives serving our country

Erected 2014 by Village of Elmwood Park.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Afghanistan.

Location. 41° 55.604′ N, 87° 49.086′ W. Memorial is in Elmwood Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Conti Parkway 0.1 miles west of Grand Avenue, on the left when traveling east. The marker is one of a set of veterans memorials near the Elmwood Park Aquatic Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2 Conti Parkway, Elmwood Park IL 60707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Elmwood Park Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Peace (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriots Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); 09.11.2001 (within shouting distance of this marker); Elmwood Park Peace Officer Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Great Assyrian and Babylonian Empires (approx. half a mile away); Assyrian American Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elmwood Park.

Regarding LCPL Nickolas A. Daniels Memorial. Marine Lance Corporal Nickolas A. Daniels died on November 5, 2011, while disarming an improvised explosive device in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Elmwood Park native, a member of the 1st Marine Division, was 25 years old. Daniels graduated in 2004 from St. Patrick High School, on Chicago's west side about three miles from this memorial, and he was an assistant football coach there after graduation. Daniels enlisted in 2010 and, according to local reports, earned several military awards, including the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism

LCPL Nickolas A. Daniels Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 25, 2024

2. LCPL Nickolas A. Daniels Memorial

An older veterans memorial is below Daniels's memorial. On top of the memorial is a Fallen Soldier statue.

Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

Also see . . . Recently deployed marine from Elmwood Park killed in combat (CBS-2 Chicago). (Submitted on January 29, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 25, 2024

3. LCPL Nickolas A. Daniels Memorial

The marker is on top of the concrete base of the flagpole, one of several veterans memorials at this location.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.