Veterans Memorial Park in Toms River, NJ

 

After years of driving past Veterans Memorial Park in Toms River, Bill and I finally decided it was time to visit and take a few photos.

The center of attention is a "Greatest Generation" WW II soldier being carried off the battlefield on the shoulders of an Iraq/Afghanistan veteran. 

 On the right you see a WW I Doughboy.  To the left you see a Viet Nam era soldier.

                                             This bronze statue is an unarmed combat nurse.

The statue on the left is a Korean War veteran using a walkie-talkie.  Being so close to Veterans Day, I thought it was about time for a visit to see these beautiful bronze statues in honor of all our veterans,

Cattus Island Park, Toms River, NJ August 26, 2020

 Cattus Island County Park: August 26, 2020

Entrance to the Park!

Closeup of the famous scrub pine in NJ!

Start of the boardwalk trail.

Closeup of some flora in the park.

 

View from the boardwalk.

 

A little further on the boardwalk.

 

I found this tree rather interesting.

 

View of the wetlands at Cattus Island.

 

Had to have one artsy photo!

 

Found some moss on the way to the Cooper Environmental Center.

 

I was surprised to find this in the park!

 

Inside the Butterfly Garden.

 

Another photo from the Butterfly Garden.

 

Red maple leaves.

 

Getting ready to leave the park.