1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,650 everything that Robin olds has done and 2 00:00:02,650 --> 00:00:04,761 basically what we do today is steeped 3 00:00:04,761 --> 00:00:07,650 in his legacy . Mhm . 4 00:00:08,940 --> 00:00:12,640 No . Yeah , 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,951 it was not known as the Wolf Pack and 6 00:00:15,951 --> 00:00:19,140 it was really Robin olds legacy on a 7 00:00:19,140 --> 00:00:21,084 singular mission . Their operation 8 00:00:21,084 --> 00:00:23,029 bolero in Vietnam that started the 9 00:00:23,029 --> 00:00:25,196 legend of the Wolf pack . And so Robin 10 00:00:25,196 --> 00:00:27,180 olds is known as the first wolf he 11 00:00:27,180 --> 00:00:29,124 represents , what it means to be a 12 00:00:29,124 --> 00:00:31,013 fighter pilot , always put in the 13 00:00:31,013 --> 00:00:32,847 mission first and coming up with 14 00:00:32,847 --> 00:00:34,902 creative new ways to accomplish that 15 00:00:34,902 --> 00:00:36,847 mission and making sure everyone's 16 00:00:36,847 --> 00:00:39,124 coming back home at the end of the day , 17 00:00:39,124 --> 00:00:41,236 I think Robin olds like he's going to 18 00:00:41,236 --> 00:00:40,600 make something happen , whatever it 19 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,656 takes . Robin olds was all about the 20 00:00:42,656 --> 00:00:44,767 mission , but more importantly he was 21 00:00:44,767 --> 00:00:46,933 all about the team and formulating the 22 00:00:46,933 --> 00:00:49,044 team to lead our airmen to success or 23 00:00:49,044 --> 00:00:51,156 at the time his airmen to success and 24 00:00:51,156 --> 00:00:53,520 so everything that Robin olds embodied 25 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,680 and embraced in his innovative nature 26 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,458 is exactly what we can look and 27 00:00:58,458 --> 00:01:00,680 continue to aspire to as members of the 28 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,791 wolf back . What I believe Robin olds 29 00:01:02,791 --> 00:01:05,160 represents now is that fighting spirit . 30 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,729 I think that lives in all of us . 31 00:01:07,729 --> 00:01:09,896 People have read all his books and you 32 00:01:09,896 --> 00:01:12,610 always see pictures of him , his legacy , 33 00:01:12,610 --> 00:01:15,240 that beautiful moustache . On Wednesday 34 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,220 14 July is going to be general old 99th 35 00:01:18,220 --> 00:01:20,970 birthday . And again , it is an honor 36 00:01:20,970 --> 00:01:23,150 and a privilege for me to sit in the 37 00:01:23,150 --> 00:01:25,520 same seat the general olds did is Wolf 38 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,540 61 . Uh , and it's an honor and 39 00:01:27,540 --> 00:01:29,630 privilege to serve alongside the 40 00:01:29,630 --> 00:01:31,686 wonderful men and women that make up 41 00:01:31,686 --> 00:01:33,980 the wolf back and embrace . Uh , 42 00:01:33,990 --> 00:01:36,590 exactly what General olds has asked us 43 00:01:36,590 --> 00:01:39,050 to do and charged us to do as Wolf one 44 00:01:39,050 --> 00:01:41,217 and that's through our mission and our 45 00:01:41,217 --> 00:01:43,272 team . And then we look to honor him 46 00:01:43,272 --> 00:01:45,328 and the former wolfpack members that 47 00:01:45,328 --> 00:01:47,550 have gone before through our commitment 48 00:01:47,550 --> 00:01:49,772 to Heritage Gerald's . If you were here 49 00:01:49,772 --> 00:01:51,883 today , just like to reach out to say 50 00:01:51,883 --> 00:01:51,540 happy birthday , Robin olds , happy 51 00:01:51,540 --> 00:01:53,873 birthday ! Robin Walls . Happy birthday ! 52 00:01:53,873 --> 00:01:56,151 Robin old ! Happy birthday ! Robin Old , 53 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,007 Happy birthday , Robin Knowles . Which 54 00:01:59,007 --> 00:02:01,780 left Can't wait till 2022 when we can 55 00:02:01,780 --> 00:02:04,080 celebrate the centennial in your 10th 56 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,080 birthday . 57 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:13,440 Yeah .