Bedford Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 19, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial
An Eagle Has Landed
Eagle Scout project of Josh Griffin
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 41° 46.096′ N, 87° 49.171′ W. Memorial is in Bedford Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Archer Avenue (Illinois Route 171) near Columbia Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bridgeview IL 60455, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Emmett Louis Till (approx. 0.7 miles away); Resurrection Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); George J. Cizek (approx. 0.8 miles away); Saint John Paul II (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mamie Till-Mobley (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Freedom Run (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Resurrection Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away).
More about this memorial. Meeting minutes from Bedford Park's Village Board indicate that this memorial was developed in 2012 by Josh Griffin, a Bedford Park Eagle Scout.
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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 19, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
The stone is behind (to the east of) the statue
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 19, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 19, 2025
4. Veterans Memorial
A rear and side view of the memorial, with Archer Avenue in the rear.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
