June 19, 2013
Commander Ryan K. Zinke, US Navy SEAL (Retired)
Commander Ryan K. Zinke, US Navy SEAL (Retired)
Senator, State of Montana
Candidate for LT Governor, State of Montana
Biography
Senator Ryan Zinke is a third generation Montanan and was a multiple sport All-State stand-out and a Whitefish High School Football Hall of Fame inductee. After serving as three time class president, Zinke attended the University of Oregon on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a B.S. in Geology. As a four-year letterman, he received numerous awards to include All-Pacific TEN honors, the Pacific TEN Medal, the University Sahlstrom Award, and the prestigious Emerald Cup for academic, athletic, and leadership excellence. In 1996 and again in 1997, Ryan Zinke was twice selected for Most Outstanding Young Men in America honors.
Ryan’s distinguished military career began in 1985 when he graduated from Officer Candidate School and attended SEAL training (class 136). He was then assigned to SEAL Team ONE in Coronado, CA where he led counter-insurgency and contingency operations in the Persian Gulf and the Pacific theater of operations.
From 1990-93 and again from 1996-99, he was selected to SEAL TEAM SIX where he was a Team Leader, Ground Force Commander, Task Force Commander and Current Operations Officer in support of National Command Authority missions.
He then served as the Special Operations Officer in Europe and led the first exercise between former Soviet Special Forces and NSW forces, and served as the SEAL Commander of Joint Task Force TWO in support of Special Operations missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo.
In 2004, Ryan was assigned as Deputy and acting Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM where he led a force of over 3500 Special Operations personnel in Iraq in the conduct of 360 combat patrols, 48 Direct Action missions, and hundreds of sensitive operations. He was responsible for killing or capturing 72 known enemy insurgents and terrorists. In 2006, he was awarded two Bronze Stars for combat.
Ryan’s final Naval assignment was establishing the Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command where he served as “Dean” of the Naval Special Warfare graduate school with a staff of over 250 educators which provided over 43 college level courses to over 2500 students annually at 15 different locations world-wide. He retired from active duty 2008 after serving 23 years as a US Navy SEAL.
In 2008, Senator Zinke was elected to the Montana State Senate representing District 2 which includes the cities of Whitefish, Columbia Falls, and the entirety of Glacier National Park. Senator Zinke chairs the Senate Education Committee and serves on the Senate Finance and Claims Committee. Significant bills include Workers Compensation reform and increasing flexibility in education. Often referred to as a “Teddy Roosevelt” Republican, Senator Zinke is a fiscal conservative and a leading advocate for working families, small businesses, traditional conservation values and a forward looking educational system.
Senator Zinke is CEO of two business development firms that specialize in advanced technology with clients to include Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Sierra Nevada, Unmanned Systems INC, and Katmai among others. He also serves as the Director of the Montana Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center for Remote Integration, a founding Director of the Montana Firearms Institute (MFI), and is the President and Founder of the Great Northern Veterans Peace Park Foundation.
Ryan Zinke is Disabled Veteran and holds a MBA in Finance and a Masters of Science in Global Leadership from the University of San Diego. He is married to the former Lolita Hand and has two young boys, Wolfgang and Konrad, and a daughter Jennifer, who is a former US Navy Diver and is also married to a Navy SEAL.
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Dear Cmdr Ryan Zinke,
Please read the included attachment and let me know your thoughts.
Benghazi - Who told General Ham to “Stand Down”, and why Retire" By John Griffing www.greeleygazette.com on Nov 5 and 17, 2012
Just exactly what
happened in Benghazi, Libya, in a terror attack that left four Americans dead, is the subject of heated national discussion—especially now that elections are complete. A critical concern is “WHO issued a Stand-Down" Order under which help was not dispatched and lead to the death of our four Americans under attack from AL-Qaida.
Now apparently one person who would be in a position to offer details, is Gen. Carter Ham, has allegedly made the decision to "retire."
Already uncovered in the controversy is how there had been pleas for more security for the Americans in that location, how forces who were nearby could have responded, and how there were orders stopping that from happening.
So far the main players have given their statements, and they all “made up” facts to fit the situation so none of them could be blamed. Now Gen. Carter Ham is the ONLY person who KNOWS who told HIM not to send planes and troops but to “Stand-Down”. An order of this magnitude had to come from the White House Situation Room. Fox News reported less than a week after the attack, that Obama, Biden, Hillary and Panetta were all there when the video news of the attack came in. The order to stand-down in this kind of situation is the same as to order their execution, which is punishable by Treason or at least Impeachment. Someone needs to get a video of the signing of his sworn statement in writing from General Carter Ham who is not a politician.
This type of inditement on President Obama has to be handled properly instead of going up the chain of command, ie like Eric Holder and “Fast and Furious” and going nowhere.
Remember most of the Media is on Obama's side. I think some Judge needs to get involved, so when this sworn statement comes out, all of our ducks are in a roll and the case goes straight to court without being TRIED in the press.
If it has to go to Impeachment there is list of over 150 reasons why, starting with no Real Birth Certificate.
If you know of some seriously private people who can and are will to get involved to take this to Treason first or at least Impeachment.
Cmdr. Ryan Zinke, with your knowledge and experience as a Navy Seal, if you can put together a team of legal and professional serious Americans. I and a few others would be willing to help pay the cost to make this happen.
A Serious America,
Art GaNung
What is stopping General Carter Ham from stepping forward and making public what he knows?He is retired. He was US Military most of his life. Based on what we know, he loves his country. So why not step forth and volunteer the information?Is he under some pressure, such as losing a pension? Or is he afraid for his very life? Is there another reason?We will enthusiastically support those Americans who believe in our founding Constitution but only IF they will not be afraid to speak truthfully and openly.
If anyone in our government is guilty of TREASON, then it is imperative that they are exposed, tried and sentenced to the most harsh penalty allowed under the law. Anyone who has knowledge of that, and withholds the information is complicit in this writer's opinion.Let's have General Carter Ham speak. And when he does, there will be "all the money you need" to elect patriots and return this Country to the principles upon which it was founded.
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