Cajun's Aviation Dream

24/08/2026

A huge shout out and thank you to Team USA Philanthropy for supporting our organization with their very first dontation! Dustin Funk Andrew Short Patrick (Dustin, Andy, Pat, Mike,Thomas, Jack, Jason and JD) We couldn't carry on Cajun's legacy without help from people and organizations like yours and "Stevo" would be so stoked and absolutely love what y'all are doing. He would definitely want to be in your group as he looked up to you all and would absolutely want his own avatar!! Thank you for helping us honor him and keeping his legacy alive xo

07/08/2026

This year's campers had a very unique experience as an F3 tornado ripped through the town 10 miles from where they were staying during the middle of camp week 😳 Thankfully our angel helped keep them safe ❤️🙏😇 We wish Carson and Ava the very best in their next adventures and hope the connections and once-in-a-lifetime experience stays with them forever! Applications for 2027 will open in Dec...stay tuned!!!

25/05/2026

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for the ones that are no longer with us, who gave their life in service of something bigger than themself.

A toast 🥃this day is for them 😇

Stephen "Cajun", you will always be our hero and we will remember you today and everyday along with your brothers and sisters that have made the ultimate sacrifice. Freedom should never be taken for granted. We love and miss you so much!

We hope that you have a thoughtful Memorial Day and invite you to check out the following nonprofits started in honor of service members or that are designed to help the families of the ones that didn't make it home. Please read their stories and share their mission. Are you living a life worthy of their service and sacrifice?

cajunsaviationdream.org in honor of Maj. Stephen "Cajun" Del Bagno, USAF

pyroswings.com in honor of Capt. William "Pyro" DuBois, USAF

mlglf.org in honor of Maj. Lucas "Gaza" Gruenther, USAF

gunsgarin.com in honor of Maj. Rick "Guns" Garin, USAF

fallenwingsfoundation.org

travismanion.org in honor of 1stLt Travis Manion, USMC

15/05/2026

If you're in the Santa Paula area check out the1st Sunday open house at Aviation Museum of Santa Paula and sign up for a Discovery Flight ✈️ *restrictions apply

08/05/2026

If you happen to be in Fort Lauderdale this weekend check out the Flight Suit Social! This event supports the National Air, Sea and Space Foundation's Stephen "Cajun" Del Bagno Memorial Scholarship Fund! Mama D and Papa Joe will be there too ❤️🤙💙

03/05/2026

What an amazing day celebrating and honoring a good dude! Thank you to everyone that came out to spend the day with us and that continues to support our mission! We are eternally grateful and blessed to have such amazing supporters ❤️🤙😇

02/05/2026

1 more sleep....Come see us tomorrow!!

Mark your calendars, it's almost time to get together again!!

01/05/2026

Happy birthday to our Angel 😇 🕊️

26/04/2026

The wait is over!!

Please help us congratulate our 2026 scholarship recipients!

EAA Explore Aviation Camp (week long camp in Oshkosh, WI)
Carson Tetrick – CA
Ava Firnkoess – CA

Discovery Flight Award (Intro flight to familiarize the potential student with Aviation)
Seth Bjork – AZ *not pictured
Wayland Schultz – CA *not pictured

Fly with Cajun Award ($500 towards flight lessons at the school the recipient is enrolled in)
William Kile – NC
Kolin Wrona – PA
Daniel Folloni – CT
Sophie Lee – CA
Mackenzie Koenig – MI
Abigail Demar – VT
Ava Sitko – PA *not pictured
Nathan Hunter – GA *not pictured
Eve Tonyan – VA *not pictured
Angelo Brantner – WI
Gabriel Houghton – ID *not pictured
Rayni Rister – OH
Andrea Ritter – KS
Harrison Humes – MI *not pictured
Alexander Jones – CA *not pictured
Aiden Barno – CA *not pictured
James Usitalo – MI *not pictured
James Davis Powell – GA
Shreya Chandra – CA *not pictured
Naom Kagan – DC
Mateo Carbajal – NM *not pictured
William Johnson – SC *not pictured
William Khou – CA
Caleb Bryant - MO *not pictured

This is such an incredible achievement and a testament to the generosity of our supporters. We have reached a huge milestone of 100 scholarships in under 8 years, allowing us to far exceed our original commitment of 6 awards per year. We are so blessed to have such a dedicated community that supports our mission to honor and carry on Cajun's legacy. Our goal is and always will be to help as many young people pursue their aviation related goals for as long as possible. "Find your PASSION, that gives you PURPOSE, be PERSISTENT in your pursuit, be PERSONABLE - Humble, Credible and Approachable, and you will PROSPER" - Maj. Stephen "Cajun" Del Bagno