Ryan Cleckner has been appointed as a Lt. Governor of the 1st Circuit Law Student Division of the American Bar Association (ABA) in charge of Veteran’s Advocacy.
Ryan will serve as Lt. Governor for the ABA and direct veteran advocacy programs within the first circuit for the duration of the 2010/2011 academic year. The following law schools are in the first circuit:
Ryan was featured on the Quinnipiac Law School website in a feature entitled “One Student’s Story”
After serving in Afghanistan, military veteran Ryan Cleckner took on a new cause, safeguarding veterans’ rights. He started by launching a veterans’ advocacy student group.
Ryan was appointed to the North Haven Board of Ethics. Ryan is starting his local political service on the Board of Ethics as a representative for his political party.
His current two year term on the board runs from the retroactive date of 01/04/10 to 12/31/11.
Ryan was chosen as person of the week for North Haven, CT for his work in Veteran Legal issues.
Ryan Cleckner:Fighting for our Veterans
North Haven Courier
Thursday, January 21, 2010
By Jason Marchi
There’s a motivational saying that goes something like this: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
Although Ryan Cleckner
admits he wishes he’d invented that saying, he’s already living its philosophy when it comes to fighting for the rights of soldiers returning from war-torn Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Ryan Cleckner was featured as one of the Connecticut Law Tribune’s “Dozen Who Make a Difference” which features lawyers (and in this case law students) that are recognized for for their efforts and progress during 2009.
The announcement from the Connecticut Law Tribune’s website:
Whoa, what a year. The CBA got an overhaul, legal aid agencies weathered a crisis, a horrific chimpanzee attack spawned lawsuits, and New Haven firefighters had their day in the Supreme Court. Through it all, lawyers in the public and private sectors did some pretty remarkable things. Our look back at 2009 features stories on a dozen people or groups of people who left their mark during turbulent times. . .
Ryan created a new student organization within the Quinnipiac University School of Law. You may read a description of the organization from Quinnipiac University School of Law’s website below:
The purpose of the Veterans’ Advocacy Group is to provide a social and professional network for military service members within the School of Law community. Members include former and current military personnel, as well as those considering careers in the military.
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Ryan designed and developed a revolutionary weapon retention system for soldiers. After experiencing shortcomings of standard weapon slings in combat environments, Ryan teamed up with Wilderness Tactical Products to create an adapter that allows a single-point (trademark of The Wilderness) sling to be used on body armor without interfering with access to equipment nor creating a safety hazard by having a sling wrapped around a soldiers neck. It is a very simple invention, but it works and Ryan is proud of it. You may view the description from the company’s website below:
Single-Point WASP MOLLE adapter
Former U.S. Army Ranger Ryan Cleckner (1/75 Ranger Battalion), renowned Gunsite instructor Giles Stock and Wilderness president Ralph Holzhaus have developed a new addition to our famous Single-Point Sling system specifically for military operators. Originally conceived during operations in Afghanistan where existing solutions proved inadequate, the WASP (Wilderness Adapter, Single-Point) attaches directly to the PALS webbing bars on milspec MOLLE-compatible equipment. Read the rest of this entry →
Ryan was mentioned and quoted in this book on the Military History of Afghanistan for his work as a Ranger Sniper during the United States war on Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban – Stephen Tanner
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