TOMS RIVER - The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders invites the public to attend the Annual
German Flag Raising Ceremony honoring the 324th anniversary of the first arrival of the first German
immigrants to these shores. The ceremony is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, in front of the Ocean County
Justice Complex on Hooper Ave.
"We are proud of all the diverse groups that make Ocean County such a wonderful place to live," said
Freeholder Director John P. Kelly. "German immigrants have made many contributions to the life and culture
of the United States as well as to Ocean County."
The Lakewood Maennerchor and Damenchor choruses will perform.
The Ocean County Sheriff's Department Honor Guard will be present to post the colors. The ceremony
will conclude with the singing of both the German and American National Anthems.
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