AUXILIARY COUNTY OFFICERS 

​WE ARE THE MALE AND FEMALE SPOUSES, GRANDMOTHERS, MOTHERS, SISTERS, AND DIRECT AND ADOPTED FEMALE DESCENDANTS OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION. SOME OF US ARE VETERANS OURSELVES.

PRESIDENT
​Dawn Burger (166)   

​Ocean County Auxiliary Officers 
 
PRESIDENT: Dawn Burger (Unit 166)
Ph: 732-998-1528
 
1st VICE PRESIDENT: Pam Bowen (Unit 129)
Ph:  732-914-1877
 
2ND VICE PRESIDENT:  Elizabeth Quiones (Unit 232)
Ph: 917-750-0518
 
SECRETARY:  Roberta Francis (Unit 455)
Ph: 609-209-6666
 
TREASURER:  Ruby Cramer  (Unit 455)
Ph: 609-412-3591
 
HISTORIAN:  Colleen Pastor   (Unit 348)
Ph: 609-470-9026
 
CHAPLAIN: Lisa A. Mayer  (Unit 129)
Ph: 201-224-3479
 
SGT-AT-ARMS: Patricia Corbin (Unit 129)
Ph: H: 732-349-9241
C: 732-678-3706 

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After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red poppy. The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields.” The poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M.D. while serving on the front lines.

On September 27, 1920, the poppy became the official flower of The American Legion family to memorialize the soldiers who fought and died during the war. In 1924, the distribution of poppies became a national program of The American Legion.