Real soldiers wear pink
It started when soldiers in Afghanistan were awakened by an attack. So 19-year-old Army Specialist Zachary Boyd put on his battle rattle, but skipped the pants. The discussion about Boyd’s “I (heart) New York” underwear turned from laughs to raised eyebrows to real concern that Boyd might get kicked out of the Army.
So then
Secretary of Defense Bob Gates stepped out to say that “it takes a special kind of courage” to show up for battle that way. Gates wants to meet soldier Boyd from Keller, Texas, on his next trip out.
Here’s the AP story: http://newsok.com/soldier-reveals-boxers-courage/article/3372223
Poor Boyd. He’ll never live this one down. Not when it was on P1 of the New York Times. But I bet he’s never caught with his pants down again.
Boyd runs to battle the Taliban in Afphanistan with full battle rattle, but no pants. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called it a "special kind of courage" Photo: AP
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Hey, when bullets start flying a soldier has to go however he happens to be at the moment. Good thing he was not in the shower. My own son, who is one tough guy, wore a pink cap, pink watch and a pink panther adorned his tank in the first gulf war, commonly known as Desert Storm. Tough guys can wear what they want, because a few laughs never hurt in time of war and our soldiers need all the laughs they can get. Thank you to the soldier wearing the love underwear and to his wife or girlfriend who probably sent them to him, for defending our freedom, and for showing true courage.