A Grateful Nation Remembers The End Of WWII

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Jersey Shore Online
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The Tulip Poplar Tree located on the west lawn of the Ocean County Courthouse, Washington Street, Toms River, with the courthouse in the background.

OCEAN COUNTY – Ocean County Freeholders joined with Ocean County Constitutional Officers, veterans, and members of the Ocean County Shade Tree Commission and the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II with the planting of a Tulip Poplar Tree in front of the historic Ocean County Courthouse, Washington Street, Toms River.

This Tulip Poplar tree will be a lasting memorial to the Ocean County residents who fought during World War II and especially those that made the ultimate sacrifice during this conflict, according to Ocean County Freeholder Virginia E. Haines, who serves as liaison to the Ocean County Shade Tree Commission and the Cultural and Heritage Commission.

Freeholders joining Haines were Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari and Freeholder Deputy Director Gary Quinn.

“This tree will stand in dedication to those who served our nation,” Vicari said.

Pictured from left to right during the Oct. 2 ceremony are Michael T. Mangum, Director of the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation, Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella, Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gary Quinn, Ocean County Freeholder Virginia E. Haines, Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, Ocean County Surrogate Jeffrey W. Moran, Ocean County Historian Tim Hart and State Commander of the Sons of the American Legion Matthew Thalasinos.

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