Retired Vice Commander Matthew Dillow is this year's keynote speaker for the 22nd annual Kimball Jr/Sr. High School Civics Class Veterans Day program.

Dillow was an active duty Air Force officer and is now in charge of community engagement efforts for the Sentinel ICBM deployment project in western Nebraska, northeastern Colorado, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. He most recently served as the Vice Commander of Twentieth Air Force, where he had the multi-billion-dollar responsibility for overseeing the nation’s ICBM force, an air base wing, a helicopter group and the Air Force’s only ICBM test squadron. In that position, he served as the designated successor and principal advisor to the commander, Twentieth Air Force, and was responsible for over 11,000 Airmen operating across 33,680 square miles in seven states.

Dillow currently leads the Strategic Deterrent Systems’ regional operations for ICBMs in support of the division’s Strategy, Business & Corporate Development organization for Northrop Grumman Space Systems.

“We are so excited that Mr. Dillow has accepted our invitation to speak to our area veterans. With the growth that is starting to happen in Kimball, having him as our speaker is very exciting” said Jeri Ferguson, KHS Civics instructor.

This year’s program will be Friday, Nov. 10 at 10:00 a.m. in the Harry McNees Auditorium. All Kimball-area veterans are asked to attend.

According to Ferguson, the Civics students have mailed out letters to area veterans inviting them to attend. However, she asks that if any veteran for some reason did not receive a letter, please plan to attend. She reminded everyone that this program is open to the whole community, so please come.

The Kimball School District is providing a complimentary dinner for all veterans and their spouses. To make any of these arrangements, please call the high school at 235-4861.