Fort Worth soldier's, um, boxers make him famous

[JonLP24]

A lot of guys consider that a personal question, but the secret has been revealed for a 19-year-old Fort Worth soldier, thanks to The New York Times, the Internet and, well, the Taliban.

Army Spec. Zachary Boyd, a 2007 graduate of Keller Central High School, was in his sleeping quarters this week when the Taliban attacked in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan. Boyd rushed to a defensive position clad in his helmet, vest and boxers -- the pink ones decorated with the "I Love NY" slogan.

As luck would have it, an Associated Press photographer was working at Firebase Restrepo in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, where Boyd is stationed.

His boxers ended up on the front page of the Times.

His mother was surprised to see that her son was in the Times, but she was not surprised that he was wearing unusual skivvies.
http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/1375079.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. i wonder if he sleeps in a Spider-Man /Ironman shirt, too...

[Pierre.Suave]

2. Thats awesome!

:thumbsup:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

3. That's awesome

Kicking Taliban ass in your underwear.

:patriot:

[cwydro]

4. So he's running around in that terrain

with FLIP-FLOPS?

I would have at least jammed some tennis shoes on. yikes!

[Pierre.Suave]

5. Not likely

he was probably asleep when the attack happened. At that point, it is all hands on deck.