US soldier fights Taliban wearing pink shorts

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Zachary Boyd, 19, was asleep when enemy fighters attacked his base in the Korengal Valley in Kunar province.

He had enough time to put on is helmet and body armour but had to dispense with his uniform before joining his comrades in manning their bunker.

Unfortunately, the resulting unorthodox approach to battle camouflage – pink "I love NY" underwear and a bright red T-shirt – was captured by an Associated Press photographer.

Army Specialist Boyd phoned home to warn his family in Texas that the photo was about to appear on the front page of the New York Times.


Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5331997/US-soldier-fights-Taliban-wearing-pink-shorts.html

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Picture at the link ;)

[Pharaoh]

1. heres the pic

[BlueJessamine]

3. Thanks Pharaoh

:fistbump:

[undeterred]

8. Not to mention the flip flops.

The metrosexual marine.

[Veruca Salt]

15. That is one of the cutest pics

of our service members ever! I love it and am so forwarding this to my brother (who was over there not long ago).

He should be commended too; he jumped into action with only his jammies still on. :patriot:

[JI7]

26. cute pic

[ohio2007]

38. guy next to him is wearing tennis shoes... not govt issue imo.

he goes through sox faster then some people go through 'skivvies'

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. I think if he comes home safe, that will be the

best gift to the family. And may Providence give him the chance to explain this to his children and grandchildren in years to come.:patriot: :D

[robinlynne]

5. hell, I can't even read email in the morning without my coffee, much less man a gun in a trench!

I think he did amazingly!

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[Muttocracy]

11. he was asleep, the others weren't! nt

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[No Elephants]

30. 46 posts since 2001.

[varelse]

13. Are you his commanding officer?

Somehow, that seems unlikely to me.

His ass is out there where it could get shot off. Where is YOUR ass?

[No Elephants]

25. And we have a winnah!

[bitchkitty]

14. Lighten up Francis!

Who cares if he's in his underwear? I don't think he's a sissy, if he's fighting in the Middle East. He might be wrong for being there (I hate war and don't trust the justifications for it) but I don't think he's a coward.

And what's with putting "women" in quotes? What are you, Super Butch?

[tabasco]

19. Kitchen patrol, huh?

It's pretty plain you're just a tough-talking chickenshit.

All you know about the military is what you read in Beetle Bailey.

[No Elephants]

22. Sissies? other men and "women"? Why the quote marks around women? "girly underwear"?

[FlaGranny]

23. I see where a

60-year-old was killed yesterday. You're not too old to show how non-girly YOU are. Join up and always make sure you're in proper uniform when you're being shot at, even if you're asleep. What a dumb-ass comment. Worst dumb-ass comment I've ever seen on the board.

[JI7]

24. and commenting on the internet about what a soldier is wearing during war is ?

[LaurenG]

31. How many times have you been to the battle zone?

Do you know what it's like to be woken by an alarm that tells your mind you're about to die. My husband served in the first gulf war and night after night there were sirens going off warning of an impending chemical attack. Most of the soldiers barely got their gas masks on in the time it takes to die from chemical poisoning much less get their pants and shoes on. Oh and in war, "sissies" is not a word anyone should use to describe a soldier. :mad:

on second edit:
Oh and maybe we should talk about the real sissies - those republican men who hide behind a woman - you know let the woman take the fall for their evil decisions on war, torture and lies. You certainly don't have the same priorities in mind as I do!

edit: typo

[Crabby Appleton]

32. You've obviously never been in the service

although if you confined your posts to subjects you actually know something about you would have about 46 fewer posts I suspect.

[northernlights]

44. um, to become his commanding officer

you first have to get off your sorry fat cowardly arse and enlist. Then make your way up the ranks, and forward to the front lines. Then and only then you are allowed to call any brave soldier a "sissy."

[targetpractice]

7. His Mom will freak because he mixed whites and colors...

Those shorts didn't start out pink.

[WePurrsevere]

21. My first thought when I saw the shorts was he made the mistake

of washing that red shirt and those normally white boxers (I live in NY and have only seen those boxers in white) in the same wash. My DH occasionally ends up with and wear pink underwear for that reason... I've always thought of it as a fairly common mistake (heck I did it years ago) and it's not like this guy can go out to the Mall and easily buy new.

I'll bet he's going to get a lot of ribbing over this picture... I just hope he makes it home okay so he can share this story with his children and grandchildren someday.

[targetpractice]

34. DH?

Should I know what that means?

[Pacifist Patriot]

35. Abbrevation for spouse

"Dear Husband" is how it started I think.

[WePurrsevere]

48. In this case DH=dear husband as Pacifist Patriot said..

Sometimes it can also mean Darn Husband (or it's equivalent). ;) It certainly meant that when he washed my brand new yellow blouse with his brand new red t-shirt shirt last Summer. :D

[Veruca Salt]

16. "I think if he comes home safe, that will be the best gift to the family."

Nothing truer was ever said! Spot on.

And I don't think he'll have anything to explain, he did good in getting out there so fast. If anything, he'll probably get a talking to from his mum about washing red with white clothing!

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

4. "Don't ask, dont tell" .... I'll bet this guy got yelled at from his CO over this

you know, out of uniform or embarrassing to his platune(?)

[targetpractice]

9. Soldier!! Did you wash those shorts with that shirt!?!?

See, that's what happens when you discharge the gay arabic linguists... expect a "glamour don't" now and then.

[IndianaGreen]

10. He also owns a pair of Scooby Doo shorts back home

NBC News went to his parents house. His father said that he cracked up laughing when he saw his son, who seems to prefer boxer shorts.

Zachary had a scholarship, but chose to go in the military.

These guys are fighting the Taleban, who hate women and LGBTs and consider kite flying to be anti-Islamic.

:fistbump:

[kickysnana]

17. Klinger lives!

[No Elephants]

28. Klinger NEVER would have put a red T shirt in the washer with white shorts.

[kickysnana]

41. Touche! n/t

[hardtoport]

18. Now there's a picture that'll inflame the enemy!

I couldn't help but wonder how a kid from Texas wound up in pink I Love NY boxers? I'm guessing he lost a bet.

[No Elephants]

27. My guess: Shorts were a gift from his sweetie for Valentine's Day and he

does laundry like my son, who says, "Separate???" as though it is a foreign language. His white T shirts are so dingy! What's a mother to do?

[proteus_lives]

20. That's classic!

I hope Specialist Boyd gets home safely and gets lots of beers and slaps on the back because of this pic!

[No Elephants]

29. Nineteen. Please come home safe and sound, Spec. Boyd.

[Raster]

36. Bless his heart, and his pink shorts.

They're just kids...bring them home.

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[glowing]

37. If you read the rest of the story, he talks to his mom.. The mom tells

the paper further when he found out his heart panties would be in the NY Times:

"He said: 'I hear the Times is what they put on the president's desk'," she said.

"Then he told us: 'I may not have a job anymore after the president has seen me out of uniform'."

[KewlKat]

39. Here's another story on him and his pic

http://media.star-telegram.com.nyud.net:8080/smedia/2009/05/14/09/99-zachary-boyd.standalone.prod_affiliate.58.jpg

His mother was surprised to see that her son was in the Times, but she was not surprised that he was wearing unusual skivvies.

"It was typical," she said. "He has always been an interesting little character."

Sheree Boyd recalled her annoyance at how her "Zacho" used to "sag" his oversized jeans to reveal the tops of his boxers.

"I was always telling him to pull up his pants," she said, chuckling. "I would give him a wedgie to make him do it. As a mom, you want your son to look nice.

"But he has always been one to run around in his boxers. He even went and played golf one time in his boxers."



You can read it here: http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/1375079.html

[ohio2007]

40. those are his 'good luck' skivvies bc

....

he wouldn't be caught dead in them.........

[trof]

42. And I shot an elephant in my pajamas.

How he got in my pajamas,I'll never know.
- Groucho Marx

Same kind of headline.
Was the Taliban wearing pink shorts?
:rofl:

[datasuspect]

43. he was 10 or 11 years old on 9-11

has it been going on this long.

[lonestarnot]

45. Well now there's a uniform of the day I could get into!

[DKRC]

46. He's facing the right way with his weapon

I don't care if he can't do laundry.

Hope they all come home safe & sound.:patriot:

[sl8]

47. The shorts are very cute. The shirt?

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the shirt.

Presumably, there is an enemy out there trying to kill you. If that's the case it's not very cute to stand next to your buddies wearing a bright red shirt.