Kyle Dykstra

Kyle Dykstra is a former paratrooper and forward observer with the 82nd Airborne Division, serving two deployments in eastern and southern Afghanistan. He previously has worked as a security protective specialist for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in Iraq. Upon returning to the U.S., he completed his degree in terrorism and counterterrorism studies from Henley Putnam University and worked as a veterans outreach representative in his local congressional district.

An Army veteran shares his thoughts on how this generation of veterans can contribute to their communities once they're home.

Kyle Dykstra

The solution to mental health care for veterans shouldn't be to send them to the private sector.

Kyle Dykstra

The question for the U.S. and other nations is how do we effectively combat ISIS’s ideology and chip away at its goals?

Kyle Dykstra

You don’t have to use a congressional office for any casework issues, but if you do, this should provide you some ideas on how to be successful.

Kyle Dykstra

There are some military stereotypes that Hollywood seems to be getting right.

Kyle Dykstra

You may say we didn’t win in Afghanistan, but you’ll never hear me say we lost.

Kyle Dykstra