2009 World's Largest Thanksgiving Dinner: A Salute to the Troops -

He is president of Jasper Engines and Transmission (JE&T) located in Jasper, Indiana. He is also founder and President of Jasper Flight Services, a full service FBO. He is also Co-Founder and President of Jasper Motorsports which builds and fields a NASCAR team. He received the "Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Manufacturing" in 1997. Mr. Bawel is President of Patoka Valley Health Care Cooperative, Vice President of the Memorial Hospital Foundation, and a past member of the Young President's Organization (YPO). He is a graduate of the University of Evansville and the Harvard Case Study Program.

Raymond Berry - Former Wide Receiver with Baltimore Colts and six-year Head Coach of New England Patriots

During his six-year tenure as Head Coach of the New England Patriots, Mr. Berry had the highest winning percentage of any coach in the team's history. Prior to his 19-year NFL coaching career, he was a wide receiver with the Baltimore Colts. There he was a member of two world championship teams and, with John Unitas, formed one of the NFL's top quarterback-receiver combinations. He set the then record for the most passes ever caught (631) "and only fumbled once in 13 years. He is an inductee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and, in 1994, was selected by the NFL from all who had played during the first 75 years of pro football to be a wide receiver on their all-time team"

Dr. Thomas Lickona - Director of the Institute for the 4th and 5th R's (Respect and Responsibility).

An internationally respected authority on moral development and values education, Dr. Lickona is a professor at the State University of New York Cortland and has taught at Boston and Harvard Universities. He has appeared on Good Morning America and Larry King and has authored many books and articles including, Raising Good Kids and the seminal work, Educating for Character.

Brian G. Roquemore - Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer.

During the Bicentennial of the Constitution (1987) and Bill of Rights (1991), Mr. Roquemore founded the National Thanksgiving Foundation, which was "Officially Recognized" by the Bicentennial Commission. He arranged two Congressional National Years of Thanksgiving to commemorate those two events. He was invited to an Oval Office proclamation signing ceremony with President Reagan. Thirty-five governors and over 1,000 mayors also issued Thanksgiving proclamations and schools and civic groups held patriotic events nationwide. Later, President and Mrs. Bush(1) were Honorary Co-Chairs. Bob Hope and Bo Jackson were National Co-Chairs for five years and the presidents of the National Governors' Association and US Conference of Mayors also served on the Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Roquemore was Vice President of American (Venture) Capital Corporation in Greenwich, Connecticut and President of Com-Link Communications. A native of Orlando, he is a former member of the Rotary Club of Orlando and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity at the University of Central Florida (60,000 students). After college, he completed a solo, 25,000-mile trip around the world on a BMW motorcycle, through 36 nations on four continents. Mr. Roquemore lives with his wife of 33 years, Elaine Peelle Roquemore, and their five children in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Wil Rose

Dr. Wil Rose serves as CEO of the American Indian Heritage Foundation, the largest U.S. association addressing the concerns of Native Americans. Prior to that, he was Co-Founder and President of the National Heritage Foundation, President of the National Foundation for Philanthropy, National Director of United Way's Volunteer Mobilization Project, and Founder and President of Involvement, Inc. President Eisenhower appointed him to be President of the post World War II reconciliation effort, the People-to-People Foundation. In 1966, The United States Jaycees selected him as one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Men in the United States." Dr. Rose is Chairman of Jonathan Edwards College and an active member of the Washington, DC Rotary Club. He received a Purple Heart while serving with the Marine Corps in Korea.

Jeff Turner

A graduate of Vanderbilt University where he received a degree in economics. While at Vanderbilt, he was a four-year letterman in basketball and earned All Southeastern Conference honors his senior year. He was also selected to the All Southeastern Conference Academic Team in his junior and senior years. Following graduation Jeff was selected to play on the U.S. Men's Basketball Team that captured the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. That same year he was the 17^th pick in the NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets where he played for 3 years. After two productive seasons in Europe and the Italian Basketball League, Jeff returned to the NBA with the Orlando Magic in 1989 and played 7 years before retiring in 1996. Jeff hosts several basketball camps and clinics throughout the year. He is a highly respected clinician and has lectured at basketball camps worldwide. For nine years he was with the Orlando Magic where he served as a color analyst on the Magic radio and television networks.