Staff:
Cabot Benton, Founder and CEO
Rod Lowell Sr., Executive Director of Community, Corporate and Military Relations
David Allard, Director of Marketing and Planning

Advisory Council:
Gilda Jackson
Kenny Vaughan

Cabot Benton Founder, President, Board of Directors / Founder and CEO
Cabot has been involved in the outdoors his whole life. His fondest memories were with his father, who was disabled, who taught him to hunt and fish with a respect to nature and the outdoor lifestyle, and then later by giving back to his father helping him enjoy it even with his disability.
He considers his greatest achievement his family, with wife Shelly and three girls Taylor, Carley, and Cacey. He is an experienced hunting guide, professional cameraman, hunter safety instructor, and a National outdoor TV personality. Cabot is involved with several organizations creating quality hunting education and experiences to our nation’s youth and is a representative for Mossy Oak Properties. Cabot is humbled at the mission of Friends of American Heroes, and the opportunity to share this with outdoor enthusiasts all across our great nation.

Gilda Jackson, Advisory Council
Gilda (DJ Cajunlady) owns and DJ’s at America’s Freedom Broadcast Radio (www.afbradio.us). America’s Freedom Broadcast Radio started with the sole mission of giving something back to those people who protect us and keep us free. It is composed of men and women through out the United States and Australia who are willing to join forces and bring a piece of home to those who we support, one tune at a time. They join forces with other organizations to help those returning home from this war, and coordinate projects with organizations to help our Veterans who have protected us in the past. Her daughter-in-law is currently a Captain serving in the United States Air Force.

Gilda’s strongest message on- and off-the-air is that of being “PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN—IN A COUNTRY THAT IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!” She feels a deep honor to support our Military and Veterans along with Friends of American Heroes.

Kenny Vaughan, Advisory Council
A national water-ski jump champion, Kenny founded “Shields of Strength” as a way to inspire and encourage other athletes who fought similar spiritual battles he had while competing physically. When U.S. troops were first deployed to Afghanistan, shortly after Sept 11, 2001, a military officer requested them for his troops. Since then, soldiers in every branch and of every rank wear the necklaces alongside their military issue dog tags. They also have become a wonderful reminder for families of lost servicemen and woman who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq. Kenny now shares his story across the nation to military, athletic, and Christian gatherings. He considers his story like so many others today, a struggle of faith over fear, victory over defeat, and considers it an honor in sharing it with others. Kenny lives in Beaumont, Texas with his wife and daughters.