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Birth name | Kevin Lacz |
Nickname(s) | "Dauber" |
Born |
Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. |
December 26, 1981
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Years of service | 2002–2010 |
Rank | SO1 (SEAL) |
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Battles/wars | Iraq War |
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Spouse(s) | Lindsey Lacz (m. 2009) |
Relations | Peter Lacz (father) Marlene Lacz (mother) Mark Lacz (brother) Michael Lacz (brother) Children: 2 |
Other work | The Last Punisher (2016) |
Kevin “Dauber” Lacz is a United States Navy SEAL veteran who served two tours in the Iraq War with SEAL Team 3. His platoon's 2006 deployment to Ramadi has been discussed in several books, including Dick Couch’s The Sheriff of Ramadi, Jim DeFelice’s Code Name: Johnny Walker, and Chris Kyle's New York Times best-selling autobiography, American Sniper. Lacz’s presence in the book led to his involvement in the production of and eventual casting in the Clint Eastwood-directed Oscar-winning biopic of the same name (starring Bradley Cooper).
Lacz was born in Meriden, Connecticut, where he lived until the age of 12, at which point he moved to Middlefield, Connecticut. He attended Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut, an all-male private Catholic school, graduating in 2000. He enrolled at James Madison University in 2000 to pursue a career in medicine.