May 20, 2025
Chad Lawson is a former Green Beret and Ranger-certified U.S. Army veteran who spent the final seven years of his distinguished military career in special operations as part of a Special Missions Unit. He reported for boot camp on the morning of September 11, 2001, and medically retired in September 2019. Over the course of his service, Chad completed 15 combat deployments between 2003 and 2018. Chad has received numerous awards for his bravery and leadership, including the Silver Star in 2012 for his heroic actions during a battle in 2011. Chad met his wife, Erin—a native Texan—in 2015. They married in 2017 and maintained a long-distance relationship until his retirement, when he relocated from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Dripping Springs, Texas. Together, they have a blended family of four children: three sons, Colton, Liam, and Isaac, ages 18, 17, and 15, and an 11-year-old daughter, Mae. An active member of his community, Chad co-founded The Duskin's and Stephens Foundation…