Avon Lake in Lorain County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial Park
Let Us Not Forget
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026
1. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Captain Michael Medders U.S. Army
Killed in Action Sept. 24, 2008
Baquba, Iraq
And all other Avon Lake Veterans
who served during
the Iraq War.
Dedicated Memorial Day May 25, 2009
Erected 2009.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, 2nd Iraq.
Location. 41° 30.809′ N, 82° 1.124′ W. Memorial is in Avon Lake, Ohio, in Lorain County. It is at the intersection of Lake Road (U.S. 6) and Avon-Beldon Road (Ohio Route 83), on the right when traveling west on Lake Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 32770 Lake Road, Avon Lake OH 44012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Avon Lake High School World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); For Democracy WWI Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); 105 Howitzer War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Wreck Of The John Pridgeon, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); History Of Avon Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake Erie (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avon Lake.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026
2. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
