[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 14 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E74]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





  RECOGNIZING USMC 1STLT CECILIA ANN EADO ON EARNING HER WINGS OF GOLD

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 25, 2024

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an extraordinary 
constituent from my district, United States Marine Corps First 
Lieutenant Cecilia Ann Eado. 1stLt Eado is graduating from Advanced Jet 
Training at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas on February 2, 2024, 
earning the coveted ``Wings of Gold''.
  Cecilia was born to Chris and Mariann Davies in Doylestown, PA and 
graduated from Central Bucks High School West. Since her childhood, 
Cecilia had been driven towards the goal of becoming a pilot, following 
in the footsteps of her brother, father, and grandfather. Her family 
has a distinguished legacy of service as aviators with her Grandfather 
Joe and older brother Christopher both serving in the United States 
Navy. Her father Chris was also a huge inspiration as a highly 
successful Boeing 777 pilot for United Airlines.
  1stLt Eado attended college at the University of Maryland Baltimore 
County, where she participated as an NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athlete 
in Cross-Country and Track. It was during college that Cecilia was 
selected into the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course, 
completing Officer Candidate School during her summers. She earned a 
spot in the Marine Corps Aviation and was commissioned as a 2ndLt upon 
graduation at a ceremony held at the Liberty Bell Pavilion in 
Philadelphia on January 2, 2020.
  After completing Marine Corps Officer Basic School in Quantico, 
Virginia, Cecilia reported to her primary flight training at Naval Air 
Station Pensacola, Florida. She completed Aviation Preflight 
Indoctrination and went on to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas 
to finish her primary flight training on the T-6B Texan II. Her 
performance was exemplary, and she was selected to Advanced Jet 
Training on the T-45AC Goshawk. Upon her graduation, 1stLt Eado will be 
assigned to a fleet replacement squadron for either the F-35 Lightning 
II or the F-18 Super Hornet.
  Cecilia met her husband, 1stLt Urgy Eado, while serving in the Marine 
Corps.
  I am beyond proud of and exceptionally grateful for 1stLt Eado's 
service to our great Nation. Her dedication to this country as a Marine 
Corps Fighter Pilot demonstrates the highest commitment to the values 
that make America the beacon of liberty to the world. I am truly 
impressed by her determination to achieve greatness and employ all her 
mental and physical capacities to become the Woman, Officer, Marine, 
and Pilot that she is today. I wish her nothing but the best in her 
continued service to the United States.

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