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Freedom Tree Marker

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Location: North of Madison Square Park Flagstaff
Description: Plaque recessed in plinth
Materials: Bronze, granite
Dimensions: Plaque H: 7" W: 1'
Cast: ca. 1972
Dedicated: 1972
Fabricator: A. Ottavino Corp.
Inscription: THE FREEDOM TREE / WITH THE VISION OF UNIVERSAL FREEDOM / FOR ALL MANKIND / THIS TREE IS DEDICATED TO / CWO MICHAEL F. O'CONNOR / AND ALL / PRISONERS OF WAR / AND / MISSING IN ACTION / 1972 /

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