Daedalians honored with room at Eglin's Officers' Club

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  • By Leslie Brown
  • Team Eglin Public Affairs
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  What once was called Party Room 3 is now officially known as the Daedalian Room.
In a quaint ceremony March 19, Seagull Flight 61, the local Daedalian chapter, was honored with a room designation at the Eglin Air Force Base Officers' Club. 

The Daedalians moved their heritage wall to Eglin because they felt it would be more appropriately placed since the base is more centrally located for members to attend meetings. 

"It was a natural decision to have a Daedalian Flight here with (more than) 300 pilots in the area," said Jack Dale, Flight Captain of Seagull Flight 61. 

The Order of Daedalians honors, as its founding members, all World War I aviators commissioned as officers and rated as military pilots before the Armistice on Nov. 11, 1918. It perpetuates their names as the first to fly our country's airplanes in time of war. 

"Eglin has been a flying base since its inception many years ago," Mr. Dale said. "The Order of Daedalians thrives on as many flying bases as possible. What better place than Eglin?" 

Mr. Dale was thrilled when he found out the club was naming a room in their honor.
"Having a Daedalian room is very important to the cohesiveness of our flight," he said. "It is a constant visual reminder of our being." 

Additionally Mr. Dale said plaques, paintings and awards in the room reflect the Air Force mission of fly, fight and win.