Wauconda in Lake County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Path of Honor

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 10, 2025

1. Path of Honor Marker

Inscription. We dedicate this walkway to all those who have bravely served and fought for this great country. May we never forget their sacrifices, which have afforded us the freedoms we hold so dearly.
Village of Wauconda
Mayor Jeff A. Sode

In honor of James Richard Bowden, Army Intelligence, Korean War • William J. Jongebloed, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne, Vietnam • Richard Ravenscraft, US Army, Vietnam • Wauconda Lions Club, proudly supporting all service members • Ron Swartz, US Army, Vietnam • Edward J. Jungles, Army, 97th Battalion, World War II

Erected 2023 by Village of Wauconda.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.

Location. 42° 15.5′ N, 88° 8.348′ W. Memorial is in Wauconda, Illinois, in Lake County. It is on Main Street south of Liberty Street (Illinois Route 176). The memorial is in Memorial Park on a pathway between a monument for the World Wars and the Heroes of Freedom Memorial in

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honor of 9/11. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wauconda IL 60084, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Airlines Flight 77 (here, next to this marker); United Airlines Flight 93 (here, next to this marker); Heroes of Freedom Memorial, Village of Wauconda (here, next to this marker); American Airlines Flight 11 (here, next to this marker); United Airlines Flight 175 (a few steps from this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wauconda Township World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); MIA/POW Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wauconda.

Also see . . . Path of Honor.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 10, 2025

2. Path of Honor Marker

The Heroes of Freedom Memorial to 9/11, featuring a steel beam from the World Trade Center, is in the background.

From the Village of Wauconda website. (Submitted on May 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 10, 2025

3. Memorial Park

The Path of Honor can be seen to the left of the World War I memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.