BIO

Drago Dzieran was born in Poland while under Communist rule and, after spending time in a Communist prison as a political prisoner in the 1980s for his activism against the communist oppression, he immigrated to the United States in 1984, became a US citizen in 1991 and enlisted in the Navy that same year. After successfully passing the US Navy SEAL selection, he served with SEAL Team 2, SEAL Team 4, and a BUD/S instructor at Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center in Coronado, California. He performed over one hundred combat Direct Action missions (“Capture or Kill”) as a NSW Lead Breacher while deployed to Iraq in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Drago was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device for Valor in combat, the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” Device for Valor in combat, the Army Commendation Medal, along with other awards and decorations.

Following his honorable retirement after twenty years in the Navy, Drago began a successful career as a software engineer. He founded the Navy SEALs Fund (www.navysealsfund.org), a 501c3 non-profit with the mission of providing support for all generations of current, retired, and former UDT/SEAL teammates and their immediate dependents as well as Gold Star Families. Drago is also the founder of ConnectZing (www.connectzing.com), a freedom-of-speech platform that gives a voice to all Americans without the worry of censorship or socialist fact checkers.