NAME:
Lieutenant Colonel Ken Kimberly, U.S. Army (Retired)
Salmen High School
CLASS:
Army JROTC, Grades 9 - 12
SCHOOL PHONE:
985-643-2340
Lieutenant Colonel Ken Kimberly retired from the US Army in 1993 after more
than 29+ years service to his country. After Basic Combat Training in 1964,
then Private Kimberly was assigned to the 8th Infantry Division, Baumholder,
Germany. Colonel Kimberly applied for, and was accepted, for the Combat
Engineer Officer Candidate School, Fort Belvoir, VA. Colonel Kimberly was
commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1966. Colonel Kimberly's first
assignment as an officer was to the 2d Infantry Division, Republic of
Korea. From Korea, Colonel Kimberly deployed to the Republic of Vietnam.
Most of Colonel Kimberly's other assignments were states-side. He did
deployments to Korea, Egypt, Honduras, and participated in Operation Desert
Storm in 1991 (Suadi Arabia & Kuwait). After a variety of command and staff
asignments, Colonel Kimberly culminated his military career with an
assignment at the Pentagon as a Program Analyst. Colonel Kimberly received
his Bachelors Degree from Bradley University, Peoria, IL. He completed 30+
semester hours toward a non-specific masters degree (Business
Administration, National Security, and Logistics).
Colonel Kimberly has been married more than 40 years, has two married adult
children, and five grandchildren.
JROTC Experience: Colonel Kimberly brings more than 15 years of Army JROTC
Instructor experience to Salmen High (hire date - July 1, 2005).
Immediately prior to coming to Salmen High, he spent eleven years at Hammond
High School Army JROTC(Tangipahoa Parish), and, one year at Joseph Samuel
Clark Senior High School, New Orleans.
The overarching mission of Army JROTC is to "MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE
BETTER CITIZENS!" JROTC is a Leadership, Character, and Citizenship
Development program.
JROTC Goals are:
PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP AND PATRIOTISM
COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
IMPROVE PHYSICAL FITNESS
PROVIDE INCENTIVE TO LIVE DRUG FREE
STRENGTHEN POSITIVE SELF-MOTIVATION
PROVIDE A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE MILITARY SERVICES
WORK AS A TEAM MEMBER
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL
Embrace Life's Values of: LOYALTY, DUTY, RESPECT, SELFLESS SERVICE, HONOR,
INTEGRITY, AND PERSONAL COURAGE.
LIVE UP TO THE QUALITIES OF CHARACTER: TRUSTWORTHINESS,RESPECT,
RESPONSIBILITY,FAIRNESS, CARING, & CITIZENSHIP.
