The Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve presented the Castle Rock law firm of Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile P.C. with the Patriot Award Certificates of Appreciation on Oct. 13. At the awards ceremony, from left to right, Ernie Fazekas, Jim Folkestad, Col. Aaron Barrick and Marc Patoile. Representatives from the Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve presented the law firm of Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile P.C. with Patriot Award Certificates of Appreciation. The awards were accepted by the directors in the law firm, Jim Folkestad, Ernie Fazekas and Mark Patoile. ESGR awards the national honor on behalf of the Department of Defense. The ESGR was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between reserve component members and their civilian employers, and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from employee’s military commitment. More than 1.3 million members of the National Guard and Reserve are serving in the war on terror, homeland defense missions and humanitarian relief efforts. There are about 15,000 members of the Reserve component in Colorado. The law firm was nominated by its managing director, Col. Aaron Barrick, who is the State Judge Advocate for Colorado and the senior legal adviser and general counsel to the Adjutant General for Colorado.
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