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1 Do The Right Thing George E. Bud Day MAy Dinner MEETING Thursday- 17 May 2018 Order of Daedalians George E. Bud Day Flight #61 P.O. Box 122 Fort Walton Beach, Florida FLIGHT LINE FLYER ISSUE May 2018 Place: Bayview Club, Daedalian Room, Eglin Air Force Base Preflight: 1700 Hrs. - Bud Day Flight Social Hour Takeoff: 1800 Hrs. - Bud Day Flight Meeting Program: Sergeant Major Ted Arthurs, USA (Ret) Cost: $29 for all attendees, by cash or check. If paying by check, make check payable to Bayview Club. Menu: Plated Dinner Starter: Entrée: Garden Salad, croutons, Ranch and Balsamic Vinaigrette Roasted Loin of Pork with Rosemary and Thyme Served with: Applesauce Roasted Asparagus, Red Bell Peppers and Corn, Seasoned New Potatoes in Olive Oil Dessert: Chocolate Layer Cake Coffee, Tea and Ice Water 1 Bottle of Red Wine and 1 Bottle of White Wine on Each Table. * The wine on each table is reserved for dinner. Please MAKE RESERVATIONS BY Ed Dunbar: redunbar@cox.net Telephone (C) , but don t call me, ! Please make reservations NLT 1600 hours, Monday, 14 May. reservations are preferred, and you will get an confirming your reservation. If you must telephone, leave a message and phone number if you receive a recording. Keep calling until reservations are confirmed by phone or . ** Cancellations after 1600 hours- Monday, 14 May may be subject to charge. No-shows after this date may be charged. FLIGHT CAPTAIN S CORNER Greetings fellow Daedalians. Summer is right around the corner and many of us are looking forward to vacations and spending time with friends and family. We had an excellent meeting in April at the Bayshore Club, where we recognized the outstanding JROTC cadets from our local high schools (see photos). It was a great group of young people, parents and friends. In addition to recognizing the Outstanding Cadets, our Scholarship Chairman, Bob Buhrow presented the Military Sponsors with a check for $600 which we provide to support the JROTC program. We (Cont. on page 2)

2 (Cont. from page 1) also were able to recognize one of our Daedalian Flight Scholarship (DFS) program students who successfully completed her solo flight in early January. Cadet Sierra Legendre talked about her training and expressed her thanks to our Flight for providing her the opportunity to learn to fly. It is very gratifying to see the enthusiasm exhibited by all these young people who are just beginning their pursuit of a career. It is also exciting to see how proud their parents are of their accomplishments. The evening was highlighted by the performance of Dwayne Langston, a Country/Western song writer and true patriot. Dwayne performed several songs he wrote and ended his performance by singing one of his latest songs The One, a very patriotic song that honors the one percent of Americans who volunteer to serve in the US Military (available on line at www. reverbnation.com/ dwaynelangston). We also enjoyed a wonderful meal at the Bayshore Club. It s good to have them back in business. Looking forward to our meeting in May, we have tentatively scheduled MSG Ted Arthurs, USA (Ret) to speak to us about his experiences in the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the early years of fighting in Vietnam. There are several local speakers we are trying to line up for this summer so keep the third Thursday of each month open on your schedules and plan to join us. On a sad note, we acknowledged the Last Flight of Byron Slip Spears who was over 100 years old and one of our WWII veterans. Ron Hamilton presented a special tribute to this great American. Thanks for your service. Volabamus Volamus Randy Oliver, COL, USA (Ret) Flight Captain, Bud Day Flight # 61 L to R, Midshipman Sierra Legendre, CAPT Fisher, Cadet Eric Larsen, Lt Col Ramirez, Cadet Cooper Treadway, CWO Durm, Cadet Daniel Clark, Major Bates, Cadet Jeremiah Rodriguez, Lt Col Farmer, and Cadet Michael Pugh

3 NOTAMS: IN MEMORIAM Colonel Benjamin G. Neff, USAF (Ret) April 7, 2018 Lieutenant Colonel Byron P. Slip Spears, USAF (Ret) April 8, 2018 Staff Meetings - 1st Monday 1st Monday 0900 hours at Two Trees Restaurant 4 June 2 July 6 August Cadet Cooper Treadway and his Parents Future Flight Dinner Meetings 21 June 19 July 16 August Cadet Eric Larsen and CAPT Mike Fisher, USN (Ret) Cadet Michael Pugh and his Mother Lt Col Charles Farmer, USAF (Ret) and Cadet Michael Pugh WE NEED YOU Please consider serving in one of the three VACANT staff positions (see page 4). Volunteer leadership is key to the central purpose of our Flight Please consider stepping up! Plenty of help is available. If you have questions about any position, please contact Randy Oliver at or randy.oliver@cox.net or Ed Dunbar at or redunbar@cox.net. DO THE RIGHT THING 2018 DUES are now OVERDUE! Flight Dues are payable, in advance, NLT 1 January of each year. If you haven t paid yet for 2017, your dues are way delinquent! National Dues are paid separately, directly to National. Mail your check in the amount of $30 to: Bud Day Flight #61, P.O. Box 122, Fort Walton Beach, FL Tax Deductible Contributions to the Flight #61 Scholarship Fund are appreciated. $5 $10 $25 $10,000 Other. Indicate dues payable and/or scholarship fund in memo section of check.

4 2018 FLIGHT STAFF Flight Captain COL Randall G. Randy Oliver, USA (Ret) Vice Flight Captain Lt Col Ralph E. Ed Dunbar, USAF (Ret) Adjutant Dr. Richard P. Dick Hallion Assistant Adjutant Maj Gen Richard V. Dick Secord, USAF (Ret) Treasurer Vacant Assistant Treasurer VACANT Provost Marshal Col George H Ross III, USAF (Ret) ASSISTANT Provost Marshal Lt Col Timothy J Tim Cook, USAF (Ret) Chaplain Lt Col Franklin A. Frank Roberts, USAF (Ret) Assistant Chaplain Col George H Ross III, USAF (Ret) Membership Committee Chairman Lt Col Ronald H. Hamilton, USAF (Ret) Scholarship Committee Chairman Brig Gen Bob Buhrow, USAF (Ret) Daedalians Flying Training (DFT) Scholarship Chairman Maj Bob W. Guin, USAF (Ret) Assistant DFT Scholarship Chairman VACANT Haberdasher Col Paul Guzowski, USAF (Ret) HONORARY FLIGHT CAPTAINS Col George E. Bud Day (Medal of Honor)* CWO Michael Mike Novosel, Sr. (Medal of Honor)* PAST FLIGHT CAPTAINS Col H. W. Youngblood Maj Gen Jim Hobson Col Gene Steele* 1998/99... Lt Col Frank Roberts Col Ed Fletcher* Col Skip Harrington Col Bob Pinard* Lt Col Al Jackson Col Dick Schumann* Lt Col Bob Reisenwitz Col Fuzz Albright Lt Col Sam Munch Col Mike Horgan* Lt Col Dick Miller* Lt Col Dale Brink* Col Pete Young Col C. V. Miller 2005/06... Col Jim Wolff Col Jake Bush Lt Col Gary Dryden Brig Gen Glenn Sullivan* 2008/10... Brig Gen Bob Buhrow Lt Col Bill Hanley* 2009/10... Lt Col Jack Dale* Col Jim Forrest* Brig Gen Bruce McClintock Col Bruce Keller* Lt Col Larry Peterson Brig Gen Jerome Barnes* 2012/13... Col Charlie Heifner Col Chuck Stewart* 2014/15... Col Charlie Brown Lt Col Gene Alley Lt Col Ed Dunbar Maj Gen Russ Mohney* Maj Gen Richard V. Dick Secord, Col Bob Janca* *Completed their last flight Cadet Cooper Treadway and Lt Col Ramirez, USA (Ret) CWO3 Jo Durm, USA (Ret) and Cadet Daniel Clark Marcia and Jim Wolff with CAPT Nate Nelson, (Ret) Military Advisor to Representative Gaetz

5 Midshipman Sierra Legendre DFT Scholarship Winner Midshipman Sierra Legendre and CAPT Mike Fisher, USN (Ret) Midshipman Sierra Legendre and her Parents Ms Sarah Brown and Cadet LT JG Eric Larsen Ms Kim Fisher, CAPT Mike Fisher, USN and BGen Bob Buhrow, (Ret) Skip and Barbara Harrington