Sea of Flags at CPCC Honors Veterans

CPCC students remember those who have fallen

Shasta Resper's thumbs began to throb after hours of pushing small American flags into the cold November ground.

"I was complaining about my thumbs, but I'm not one of these flags," the 31-year-old Iraqi War veteran said. "There's nothing we can truly complain about... because we're still here."

The 6,621 flags on the Overcash lawn of Central Piedmont Community College's central campus represent the number of American soldiers who have been killed since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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