Drago Dzieran was born in Poland while under Communist rule. After spending time in a Communist prison as a political prisoner for his activism against censorship, oppression and depravity of Communist regime, he immigrated to the United States in 1984. He became a US Citizen in 1991 and joined the US Navy the same year.

During his Navy career, he was assigned to SEAL Team 2, SEAL Team 4, and Naval Special Warfare (NSWC) as a BUD/S instructor in Coronado, California. He 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. This breaching charge allowed SEAL assault elements a smaller stand-off distance from the explosive breach and became widely used by SEALs throughout Iraq, saving many non-combatants lives. 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.