Lt. David Schmitz Scholarship Foundation

03/01/2026

2026 Scholarship window is open! Share this post with anyone you think would be a good candidate to carry on Lt. Schmitz's legacy!

02/17/2026

Happy birthday Lt. David “MEZr” Schmitz! Today is 38 years since you entered the world and set out to make it a better place. Your legacy lives on and you are still having that impact. We are giving out scholarships now for the 6th year in a row to so many young aspiring pilots who want to follow in his footsteps!
Heck the comments for ways to donate, we need your help! Share our foundation website for anyone looking to apply to our scholarship!
www.LtSchmitzFoundation.org

02/15/2026

February 17th is David’s 38th birthday. His legacy lives on with this foundation. Donate now to keep giving scholarships out to those aspiring pilots who want to be like him!

 https://www.facebook.com/donate/1417266526613184/?fundraiser_source=external_url

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all of the military families out there!
Lt. David “MEZr” Schmitz was a truly selfless friend who gave everything for his country and for those around him to make everything he touched better.

www.LtSchmitzFoundation.org

06/30/2025

Today, for the fifth year straight, we are announcing our flying scholarship winners. We had dozens of highly qualified applicants and we chose the top six to receive a $2,500 flying scholarship towards following their dreams to be a pilot, just like Lt. David "MEZr" Schmitz did!

We are proud to name these six bright, inspiring people as the winners:
-Aliyyah Adio
-Dalton Lawrence
-Brooks Matetich
-Bergen Smith
-Cole Vukich
-Kam Watt

Congratulations to you six, keep doing great work!

Thank you to all who have donated over the past five years, we could not have done any of this without you!

For more information about our mission or to donate, visit:

Memorial Scholarships for Young Aviators We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who generously donated to our holiday donation drive this year. Your contributions have made a significant impact on our aviation scholarship fund, helping us support the next generation of aviators an...

06/30/2025

Today marks 5 years from Lt. David "MEZr" Schmitz being called back to his Heavenly Father. We held a memorial at Shaw AFB, SC today. Thank you to Rage, Indy, Clobbar, all of Weasel Nation and our extended military family and friends for being there and remembering MEZr on this day. His legacy lives on. See our other post today about the Lt. David Schmitz Foundation Scholarship announcement today!

06/07/2025

Racing for my best friend, Lt. David “MEZr” Schmitz! It was a super tough race with a ton of tough trails, but we did it!

06/07/2025

MEZr loved to be active, he loved to compete, he would push me and others to be our best self. I’m out here to honor him today! www.LtSchmitzFoundation.org #

06/30/2024

4-year mark of Lt. David “MEZr” Schmitz F-16 crash and is starting this foundation in his name to give scholarships to young aspiring pilots.

02/18/2024

Today is MEZr's birthday and we are proud to announce another round of flying scholarships for people pursuing a career as a pilot...check out our website to apply!

12/21/2023

In October one of our Lt. David Schmitz scholarship winners got to come down to Randolph AFB, TX. He is a junior at the University of Michigan and is in the ROTC program. He was given a unique opportunity to take a flight in the mighty War Talon in order to see what IFF is like in the USAF. This unique experience solidified the scholarship recipient’s desire to be a pilot.

Thank you to all of you who have donated to provide these amazing scholarships and special opportunities for so many who share the desire to fly just as Lt. David Schmitz did!

Please visit our website to donate and help more pilots like Avery reach their dream of becoming a pilot!

www.LtSchmitzFoundation.org