Mike Frame and I first met on the soccer pitch in August of '83. I was a sophomore and Mike a freshman at UNC-Pembroke, then known as Pembroke State University. We quickly discovered we both went to high school in Germany, albeit different schools and became immediate friends. Our friendship grew over the course of our time at the 'Broke'. We played soccer together, took ROTC together, and pledged the same fraternity. We had a lot of laughs back then and I will forever cherish those memories! Our Air Force careers never crossed paths but we did see each other a few times, the last being Germany back in 2001. Though that was the last time we met, we did keep in touch over the years. All of us go through difficult times, some more so than others. Mike was no different. He experienced some tragedy but, best I could tell, he handled it with grace and courage. That's the Mike I knew. Those who knew Mike always had the same two things to say about him; he was a fa