COMBAT LEGEND: Navy SEAL Drago Dzieran | From Communist Prison to Elite American Warrior

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Drago Dzieran was born in Poland while under Communist rule. After spending time in a Communist prison as a political prisoner for his activism, he immigrated to the United States in 1984. Drago became a US citizen in 1991. After the first Gulf War broke out, he enlisted in US Navy. He believed that it was his moral obligation to support in the best possible way his new country that adopted him and gave him freedom.

During his Navy career, he was assigned to SEAL Team 2, SEAL Team 4, and a BUD/S instructor at Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC) in Coronado, California. Drago performed over one hundred combat direct action missions as an NSW Lead Breacher while deployed to Iraq in 2003, 2004, and 2005, where he developed new breaching methods and a specialized breaching charge that minimized fragmentation and reduced potential injuries to non-combatants on target.

Dzieran was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device for Valor, the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” Device for Valor, and the Army Commendation Medal, along with other awards and decorations.

Interview recorded on November 3, 2023

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Video Credits:
Interviewer - Greg Corombos
Director of Photography - Jon Hambacker
Editor - Daniel Taksas