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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/24/16E4Zk.St.138.jpeg|525Members of of US Air Force ROTC Detachment 592 Color Guard at UNC Charlotte stand at attention on November 14, 2012 prior to a ceremony honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/24/P9SwH.St.138.jpeg|525UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois speaks on November 14, 2012 honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/23/YhWq2.St.138.jpeg|394UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois speaks during a ceremony on November 14, 2012 honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/23/2cSRc.St.138.jpeg|405Attendees look toward the stage during a ceremony on November 14, 2012 honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/23/AmgjE.St.138.jpeg|460UNC Charlotte Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag gives remarks on November 14, 2012 during a ceremony honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/23/ZWaCU.St.138.jpeg|471An attendee looks at a program during a ceremony on November 14, 2012 honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/23/5HSc6.St.138.jpeg|392A special plaque honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota is presented to his wife, Marlo Mikeal, during a ceremony on campus on November 14, 2012. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/22/LFvnY.St.138.jpeg|452Lt. Col. Dean Fitzgerald (left) of US Air Force ROTC Detachment 592 at UNC Charlotte and Chancellor Philip Dubois unveil a plaque on November 14, 2012 honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/22/NgPe.St.138.jpeg|525Andrea Jones of the Loch Norman Pipe Band plays Amazing Grace on November 14, 2012 during a ceremony honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/22/1sXTCz.St.138.jpeg|377Members of the VFW Post 9488 Honor Guard fire a 21 Gun Salute on November 14, 2012 honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/22/PmegO.St.138.jpeg|414Friends and family members observe the 21 gun salute during a ceremony on November 14, 2012 honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/22/15gwcX.St.138.jpeg|408Marlo Mikael, wife of Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal wipes a tear away as she speaks to the media after a ceremony on November 14, 2012 honoring her late husband Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/21/Sg3BL.St.138.jpeg|460A special plaque honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota was given to the family during a ceremony on campus on November 14, 2012. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/11/14/18/21/kFQeu.St.138.jpeg|503A plaque honoring Lt. Col.Paul Mikeal, a UNCC alumnus and Air National Guardsman who was killed earlier this year while fighting wildfires in South Dakota was unveiled during a ceremony on campus on November 14, 2012. The Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony was held at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on the UNC Charlotte campus and included family and friends of Lt. Col. Mikeal, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, special remarks by Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee Chair and Professor of Communication Studies Alan Freitag. Freitag, who served in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades, including communications and public relations duties, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1995. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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