tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post8847217011946596907..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Robin Olds, R.I.P.George Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-59179972424781661872009-07-05T18:06:33.389-04:002009-07-05T18:06:33.389-04:00During 1967 I was with Security Police and often p...During 1967 I was with Security Police and often posted in the little shack outside Base Ops at Ubon. For a 20-year-old, it was and honor and a thrill to salute WW2 greats like Col Robin Olds. Col. Daniel James and Col Vermont Garrison. They were bigger than life then and they are bigger than life now.Ed Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879075139075887146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-79651159050793428982009-07-03T17:18:55.631-04:002009-07-03T17:18:55.631-04:00I am Robert J Petersen I was a lt. and gib for M...I am Robert J Petersen I was a lt. and gib for Maj charles Hetherington during operation bolo. We were out of Ubon and we led one of the later flights. There does not appear to be an official record of the pilots who flew bolo, Perhaps a daily log of that days flights is filed away somewhere. If you flew on the flight and knew me contact me at cowles6@verizon.net thanks Petemostly malarkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935997992639281765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-25744154775370520542007-06-24T23:25:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:25:00.000-04:00Eighty-four years and a rich life of experience an...Eighty-four years and a rich life of experience and sevice to something greater than himself. R.I.P. this history reminds me of "Pappy" and the Flying Tigers.Augurwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496433469062894349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-87620503262414308502007-06-22T03:19:00.000-04:002007-06-22T03:19:00.000-04:00The man was a legend. It’s unfortunate that many o...The man was a legend. It’s unfortunate that many of today’s AF leaders are political animals not warerooms<BR/><BR/>Gen Olds RIP sir.billmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935148113752374830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-6596833965741913202007-06-21T15:45:00.000-04:002007-06-21T15:45:00.000-04:00Nice article. I'll always remember the stories ab...Nice article. I'll always remember the stories about Olds and James "unofficially" referring to themselves as "BlackMan and Robin". Not enough of those kind in these political times.Bob Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670731921877098826noreply@blogger.com