Bumped: Texan Battles Taliban In Pink Boxer Shorts
Zachary Boyd had been asleep when the firefight erupted in the mountains of Afghanistan. So he only had time to put on his helmet, body armour and grab his weapon
Taking on the Taliban in pink boxer shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops is not regarded as conventional military uniform.
Especially when the shorts declare ‘I love New York’.
However when Zachary Boyd, 19, was woken up by a Taliban assault on his platoon he only had time to grab his weapon, helmet and body armour before springing into action.
Most of the time his appearance on the Afghanistan’s frontline would have gone unnoticed by the eyes of the world.
However, Boyd managed to pick the day when a photographer was on hand to capture him going into battle in the pink boxers, red t-shirt and flimsy footwear.
The image of the fight at Firebase Restrepo in the Korengal Valley of Kunar Province later ended up on the front page of The New York Times.
‘I knew he was a boxer guy. I knew that for sure. I did not know they were pink, and I didn’t know they said, ‘I love New York,’ father Tommy Boyd told his local Texas radio station WBAP.
‘After I saw the picture I just laughed for about five minutes.’
Boyd phoned his mother Sheree Boyd to warn her that he might be in the paper.
‘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 any more after the President has seen me out of uniform”.
‘It was typical. He has always been an interesting little character.’
Boyd, who graduated from Keller Central High School in 2007, decided to join the army because of the September 11 attacks.
He was promoted to the rank of Army Specialist last week.
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The kid is wearing flip flops.
The real deal is that he heard the attack and came a running!!
Rifle Check!
Ammo Check!
Body armor helmet Check!
Game Face Check!
Time to kill the bastards!
the guy next to him is wearing gold lame’ running shoes.
What the hell… I’d rather go into a fight wearing running shoes than flip flops…
I once refered to the kid across the street, who was home on leave as a kid, his Father reminded me, he is a man now!
get em!!!!
breath squeeze drop em one at a time…
-aTb
I’ve seen it before, and I’m sure many of you have as well.
It’s one hardcore Soldier who needs to get in the fight so bad he doesn’t worry about the trivial things like ‘pants’. Hoo-Waaa to ya.
OHH! And I love the “In your face” to the Taliban. It says “We can kick your asses in our skivvies”. This is good stuff.
OHH! And I love the “In your face” to the Taliban. It says “We can kick your asses in our skivvies”. This is good stuff.
Amen! Indeed they did too~
Didn’t the Greeks fight naked? Or was that the Spartans?
Oh yeah. That brings back memories.
Night time on the Cua Viet.
anchored middle of the river
raining like hell
Mr.Charles comes a knockin’
mortars and rockets
got my boots on..untied
flak jacket…check
bullet magnet…check
bandolier and my ‘14′…check
let’s rock…
We usually slept in our clothes while hangin’ with Marines in the zone. Monsoon season in the ‘green’ sucked.
Sat Cong. Semper Fidelis.
Yeah, I saw that yesterday in Stars and Stripes. Good shit.
OK…I´ll say it: ¨If they ain´t no brown hangin down, thems good shorts!¨
Good and brave soldier, need more like him
Never fought naked, but my very first firefight started while about half of our platoon was pissing on the side of the road during a convoy through the no mans lands of the ghan. We started taking fire and all headed towards it. I got my picture taken by combat camera and it was on the cover of Leatherneck mag Oct ‘04… my fly was still down in the photo.
Marine,
that’s just too funny…theres your fifteen minutes of fame!!!Semper Fi!