A Conversation with Kyle Hankinson, KCH Services
The vice president of KCH Services in Forest City, NC—a company started by his father, Ken, back in 1979's -- is getting prepared for military deployment to Iraq as a helicopter pilot.
You can call Kyle Hankinson a late bloomer. The vice president of KCH Services in Forest City, NC—a company started by his father, Ken, back in 1979—Hankinson always dreamed of flying for the military, but school and work always seemed to get in the way. So when he got closer to his 30th birthday and the cutoff for being a helicopter pilot in the military, he took the plunge and enlisted. Today, he is getting prepared for deployment to Iraq, following in the footsteps of his father, who served with the 82nd Airborne. His company—whose product lines include fans, duct work, hoods, wet scrubbers, mist eliminators and custom plastic fabricated equipment—will have to wait until he gets back safely to the U.S. But we caught up with Kyle before he shipped out on his thoughts about life, liberties and the pursuit of happiness.
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