Technical Sergeant Dashan J. Briggs made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the 106th NYS Air National Guard [Westhampton Beach, New York] unit as a Special Missions Aviator. While deployed on March 15, 2018 Dashan was one of seven men killed when the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter they were riding in crashed in western Iraq near the Syrian border.
The Dashan J. Briggs Memorial Foundation, Inc. was founded in 2021 by Dashan’s spouse, Rebecca Briggs and family to honor his legacy and keep his memory alive. The foundation raises funds for student scholarships and creating seminars and workshops that offer lessons in applied life skills.