Meet Kyle, the winner of OMK’s Courageous Kids of 2020 Contest in the U.S. Air National Guard category! Kyle, 17, is the son of an US Air National Guardsman who was deployed in 2020.

“Kyle has been so strong during 2020,” said Karen, Kyle’s mother. “COVID shut down the country and his school while his father was deployed. Kyle stepped up and was my rock during this difficult time. He really served as the head of our household in my husband’s absence. He assisted me with taking care of our animals and chores around the house, all while maintaining a 3.5 GPA in his online high school classes as well as concurrent college classes. His grandparents were very ill and that required a lot of my time. While the time was so trying for all of us, we look back now and are so proud of how much Kyle grew up during that time. As a graduating senior this May I am confident he will do well on his own as he prepares to leave for college this Fall. I included a picture of Kyle with his Dad and grandfathers (both proud Veterans) at a dinner celebration after a basketball game.”

Check out our social media every Mon, Wed, and Sat throughout April’s #MonthOfTheMilitaryChild for more amazing stories from this year’s Courageous Kids of 2020! Read all of their stories here: https://www.ourmilitarykids.org/contest-winners