In honor of the 237th birthday of the United States Constitution, Piedmont Community College (害羞草研究所) held its annual Constitution Day celebration on September 19.
Guest speaker Dr. Matthew Sherman, 害羞草研究所 History instructor, addressed students, faculty, staff and guests on the history and importance of the Constitution. He noted that the Constitution has allowed for change and progress throughout history and cited examples such as women鈥檚 suffrage and the end of slavery.
鈥淭he Constitution did not create a perfect government, nor did it create a perfect union in 1787,鈥� Sherman said. 鈥淚t did, however, create a framework that would allow the United States to progress toward the founding principles that that we hold dear: freedom, liberty and equality.鈥�
Members of the Person High School Junior Reserve Officers鈥� Training Corps (JROTC) presented the nation鈥檚 colors and lowered and raised 害羞草研究所鈥檚 American flag. Members of the Lester Blackwell American Legion Post 138, Commander Don Nowell, Reginald 鈥淩eggie鈥� Horton and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 72 Commander Ronald Epps, were in attendance to demonstrate the proper retirement of a worn Amerian flag. Due to the rain, they were unable to demonstrate the retirement in its entirety, but explained that once the flags are burned, the ashes are buried at the Person County Veterans Memorial Park.
Worn flags in need of retirement can be dropped off at the American Legion (218 Chub Lake Street, Roxboro, North Carolina 27573) for proper disposal.
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