Since 2013, we have provided Active Duty members of the Special Operations Community and their families the opportunity to honor our fallen and advance their careers and family life despite prolonged deployments and family separation.

Mission: Provide direct support to members of the United States Special Operations Community and their families.

How we achieve our mission:

Youth scholarships to children of active-duty service members.
Support special operations members and their families during times of financial and emotional need.

II. Vision: Ensure Michael S. Duskin and Riley G. Stephens are honored through DSF's youth scholarship program in perpetuity.

III. Values:

1. Altruism: Motivated only by our mission and vision.

2. Integrity: Trustworthy custodians to our donors, families, and community. Every aspect of DSF will be made available to the public.

3. Family: Committed to supporting the families of Special Operations.

4. Honor: Celebrate the lives of fallen members of Special Operations with the families they left behind.

“We wanted to show the physical community in which we live that we don’t speak hollow words.”

— Chad Lawson; Founding Member

What We've Achieved

DSF currently has 24 kids actively receiving Primary Education scholarships and has awarded more than $600,000 since starting this mission in honor of Big Mike Duskin & Riley Stephen. DSF is proud to offer these incredible kids a small educational head start through our fantastic local private schools.
Three Gold Star Families & Four wounded Active-Duty Special Ops solders were sponsored to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Helped create and organize the Coast-to-Coast Ride for the Fallen which has since established itself as a 501c 3.

Established and funded several trusts for the children of Special Operations soldiers.
Supported the CST community in creating Freed-OM.