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Examples include an authentication cookie that identifies a user for the duration of the session once that user logs in to a website or a cookie that keeps track of items placed in an e-commerce shopping cart. And JB said : " Robin did exactly as he had said he would. And JB was later picked to help Robin plan and execute Operation Bolo, wherein F-4s masqueraded as bomb laden, Fs to lure Migs to come up and attack them. Seven Migs went down in flames.
The Military Channel has run the episode several times titled as "Ambush" in the Dogfight series. Robin's oldest daughter, Susan lead off the remembrances with stories of being a teenager living at the Academy while Robin was Commandant of Cadets for 3 years. Robin taught her to drive on the Academy grounds and ride horses at the equestrian center. It was okay to date more than one cadet at a time because no one would dare do anything untoward with the Commandant's daughter.
He told the famous incident of Robin's first meeting with the Cadet Corps. Robin had been directed to lose the handlebar mustache - his trademark as leader of the "Wolfpack. Robin rose to his full height, jaws clenched eyes blazing - then extended his long middle finger and flipped them all a big sweeping bird - with a huge grin on his face. Deadwood were sent home, and tactics changed. No more shutting off the hot water at midnight, or closing the bar. He told of a pilot, I believe named Conway, who while gleefully celebrating a successful mission proceed to rearrange or destroy some of the O'Club furnishings.
He was ordered to report to Col. Olds office at hours. He was there promptly.
Robin however was dreading the chewing out he was going to have to administer for something he himself had been guilty of many times. He braced himself, put on his sternest visage and entered his office at to find Conway standing at attention. Conway saluted smartly and said, "Sir, you're late.
The damage to the Club got paid somehow and another tale was added to the lore of Robin Olds. Verne Lundquist, Hall of Fame Sportscaster tried to demonstrate Robin's backswing, which featured a couple of contorted pauses on the way up, then a mighty downswing. On one occasion the ball carried to the green, bounced a couple of times and went into the cup. It went into the cup! Do I have to go? On another occasion he and Robin were being harassed by some obnoxious guy who wanted to pick a fight with Robin.
Robin stood up, squared his shoulders and said, "I've killed more people than you will ever know, for less reason than you are giving me right now! Verne told of another experience with Robin. They were touring Germany and stopped at a tavern where there were some pictures of Luftwaffe aircraft on the wall. When they asked the proprietor about them he said he had been a pilot, but had been shot down. He and Robin started comparing notes on location, time of day cloud formation, tactics, etc.
When Robin's health started failing last February, his daughter Chris quit her job and moved to Steamboat to take care of her Dad. She took Robin on long drives through the mountains with a picnic lunch to share at some scenic spot. Robin's granddaughter Jennifer told of her grandfather helping her as a young child, to set out a bowl of salad to feed Santa's reindeer.
Sure enough, the next morning the salad was gone and reindeer tracks were in the snow all over the porch. A long time later, she came across some wooden reindeer feet that Robin had carved to make those tracks. Christina said that it was only in his last week or so that Robin started to get really tired. He still would tell those who called that he was just fine, just getting old. She was with him when he drifted off to sleep peacefully and after a few minutes, drew his last breath.
Chris orchestrated every detail of the funeral service, the flyby, the graveside service, of course with help from Robin's friends and splendid cooperation and coordination from the Academy Staff and the hotel where the reception and following Fighter Pilot Wake was held. The flyby consisted of aircraft in trail at 30 second intervals. The F-4's, one from Tyndall and three from Holloman, are actually drones to be used in weapons testing. The Missing Man formation was slightly modified for this special event. It was spectacular and precisely executed, directly over Robin's grave site.
One final note reinforces the fact that Christina is without a doubt her father's daughter.
It involved the presentation of the flag to Robin's survivors : Susan, Chris and Jennifer. The 1st flag was presented to the eldest, Susan.
The 2nd to Jennifer, the youngest. The 3rd was destined for Chris. But she chose to direct her flag to be presented to Robin's comrade-in-arms. This unselfish and completely unexpected act, deeply touched JB and all of us who understood the bond between these two men. An additional fact about Gen Olds' first meeting with the cadets: Ed and all the cadet squadron commanders were on the stage behind Gen Olds.
We were all sitting with our legs crossed the same way. At a signal from Ed we all crossed our legs the other way in unison. The cadet wing broke up. Gen Olds didn't know what had happened, but he knew we had done something. Without stopping his comments, he put both hands behind him and shot all of us the double bird. Steve Borah.
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In February, a few months before he passed, I was skiing at Steamboat and heard he was in the hospital there. I went to the hospital to visit him one evening. Susan and Chris were standing guard outside his room. They allowed me to go in Robin and I shared many a libation in his later years but told me he was sleeping and might not recognize me if he should awaken.
I just stood by his bed for a few minutes. His eyes cracked open and he turned his head and gave me that eagle-eye stare for a second, then, in his normal gravely voice, "Eddie! Where did you bastards get all those mustaches!? Ed Leonard. Click here for BG Olds' biography. Photo taken in Mitchell Hall prior to the '66 Navy game. The three of us took the shuttle to Andrews and stole the goat from the Navy dairy farm.
We planned to return it during half time but the lady keeping the goat thought it was sick and called the Academy and we had to return it early. Robin Olds said it was a damn good thing you got the goat or you would have been out of here. He tore up a big stack of form 10's, laughed and said good show! Buzz Glade.
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