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Kyle was a running back and defensive back for the Red Foxes from 1973- 1975. He excelled scholastically and competed for an appointment to West Point (USMA). He did very well but ultimately was not selected. In August 1975 I boarded a bus with Kyle in Florence to start our freshman year at The Citadel. Four years later he graduated and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He attended Infantry Basic, Airborne and the Ranger Courses at Fort Benning. He was later assigned to the 502nd PIR, 101st Airborne Division with whom he deployed to the Sinai Desert in mid 1985. He was killed on Dec 12, 1985 in a charter plane crash along with 255 other soldiers and air crew at Gander Newfoundland. Kyle was a highly professional soldier and a good friend. I think about him every day. By Chett Bryant Class of '75. |
