Blogfinger photograph ©. At the entrance into Ocean Grove onto Main Avenue. Flag placed at the gates by the OG Fire Department. Click to enlarge. 11:15 am, December 12, 2017
Procession heads west on Main Avenue. Blogfinger photo © Noon, Dec. 12, 2017.
December 12, 2017. Today was the funeral of John H. Jackson who died at the age of 48. He received a special and unusual honor as a procession of about 100 vehicles, many of them official cars , fire engines, and vans belonging to Neptune police, fire and emergency services drove slowly along Main Avenue from the ocean, headed towards St. Paul’s Church.
John H. Jackson was a patrolman with the NTPD for nearly 20 years, as well as a U.S. Navy veteran, an OG Lifeguard and a volunteer with the OG Fire Department.
The Fire Department flew a huge flag to greet those coming into town for this event.
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