Chad Caton

Drew Juen

Director

Chad Caton of South Carolina named VFAF Veterans for Trump National Director of operations. Chad Caton who is currently the South Carolina state chapter operations director has now been appointed the VFAF national director of operations by unanimous board vote.

After completing boot camp and A school Chad earned his ranks as a Navy Seabee. Chad was shipped out to Port Hueneme, California to join his battalion, NMCB5, “The Professionals.” Chad had two deployments. On his second deployment Chad experienced a serious back injury and it was likely that he would have to leave his rate as a Seabee. Chad made the difficult decision to remain active in the Seabee Reserves while rehabilitating in California.

After the Navy, Chad started a heavy equipment company called Iron horse Excavation in Ventura, Ca. Then the 2010 housing bubble burst and Chad and his business partner got out before they suffered a financial loss.

After dissolving his heavy equipment company, Chad decided to move closer to family in Myrtle Beach, Sc. With limited job opportunities in the area Chad fell back on what he knew best, to serve his community. Chad became an EMT/Firefighter. After 6 Years of service, he suffered a terrible injury on the job breaking his neck and shoulder.