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

Veterans Memorial

"Lest We Forget"

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 28, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

"You can protect your liberties only by protecting the other man's freedom. You can be free only if I am free."
Clarence Darrow

This memorial is dedicated to those who gave of themselves to protect and sustain the liberties that we are now still able to enjoy because of their supreme sacrifice.

Erected by Commodore Barry American Legion Post #256.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 51.881′ N, 87° 47.859′ W. Memorial is in Berwyn, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Clinton Avenue south of Roosevelt Road (Illinois Route 38), in the median. The memorial is in at the end of the cul-de-sac that blocks traffic on Clinton Avenue between Roosevelt Road and the residential neighborhood. The Commodore Barry Post building is next to the street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6919-6923 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn IL 60402, 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: Carroll Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carroll Park Veterans Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); Robert Emmett Murphy Memorial Flag Pole (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Gold Star Men of the World War (approx. ¼ mile away); Milly's Pizza in the Pan (approx. ¼ mile away); Father Robert Mastny (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Brief History of FitzGerald's (approx. 0.4 miles away); FitzGerald's Nightclub (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berwyn.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 28, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

In this rear view of the memorial, the post's building is in the background, and behind it Roosevelt Road.

Commodore Barry Post #256 building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 28, 2024

3. Commodore Barry Post #256 building

The marker is off camera, to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.