(h/t Associated Press)FORT WORTH, Texas – The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his pink boxer shorts said Saturday he was glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan — especially for the Fourth of July.
Specialist Zachary Boyd said he initially thought he'd get in trouble after an Associated Press photo first transmitted in May showed him with other soldiers behind sandbags wearing his "I love NY" boxers — plus flip-flops, a helmet and a bulletproof vest.
Specialist Zachary Boyd said he initially thought he'd get in trouble after an Associated Press photo first transmitted in May showed him with other soldiers behind sandbags wearing his "I love NY" boxers — plus flip-flops, a helmet and a bulletproof vest.
The Fort Worth soldier jumped up from a nap when his unit came under fire and didn't want to waste time putting on his uniform.
"Every second counts," he said.
Boyd said he had bought the boxers during a New York layover before deploying and chose pink because he thought his friends would laugh. As for a bright red T-shirt he also was wearing, Boyd said he wasn't overly worried about drawing fire that day.
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On a side note: His boxers will be displayed in the 1st Infantry Division museum at Fort Riley, Kansas.
On a side note: His boxers will be displayed in the 1st Infantry Division museum at Fort Riley, Kansas.
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