. >> olds commanded the tactical fighter wing better known as the wolfpack. >> i managed to get foury got in the way, not because i was looking for them. but i was told that when and if i got number five, they'd bring me home. so i said okay. migs are not important. needing that wing is what's important. >> there's a twinkle in his eye and you get the definite impression that there may well have been victories that he scored that he chose not to record. >> i was only in nine more fights. unfortunately, nothing worked, you know. >> robin olds' last combat mission was in the fall of 1967. in two wars separated by 23 years, he flew 259 combat missions. his final official tally, 17 kills. >> does a fighter pilot need a particular attitude? >> it's basically a can-do attitude. >> robin olds may have been out of the action, but in the spring of 1972, 29-year-old north carolina native steve ritchie was in the thick of it. on his second tour in vietnam, ritchie was assigned to the 555th triple nickel fighter squadron based in thailand. after his first stint in vietnam, he trained at the air