SPC Kyle Thomas Yerian was born January 22, 1992 in Huntington, W.V. He graduated from Walnut Ridge High School in Columbus, Ohio, in 2011. Kyle enjoyed playing drums, running track, martial art and especially working out. He loved riding his motorcycle. He was very easy going with a wonderful sense of humor.

Kyle joined the U.S. Army October 2013 because he said he wanted to better himself. He had wanted to go into law enforcement when he got out of the service. He had two duty stations, Fort Irwin in California and Fort Bliss in Texas and one deployment to Afghanistan. Kyle died March 2, 2018. He left behind his mother Harriet Yerian and Sister Megan Yerian of Columbus, Ohio, and his grandmother Mary Shope and Uncle Michael Skeens of Schertz, Texas. Kyle is greatly missed by family and friends.