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    Default Gates Hails Soldier Snapped in Pink Boxer Shorts

    Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops, Reuters reported.


    May 11: Spc. Zachery Boyd, far left, wore 'I love NY' boxer shorts in a fire fight
    with Taliban militants after rushing out of bed to join his fellow platoon members.

    Gates said in prepared remarks that he wants to meet the soldier and shake his hand the next time he visits Afghanistan.

    "Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage," Gates said in a speech to be delivered in New York.

    "I can only wonder about the impact on the Taliban. Just imagine seeing that: a guy in pink boxers and flip-flops has you in his cross-hairs. What an incredible innovation in psychological warfare," he said.

    Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, 19, of Fort Worth, Texas, rushed from his sleeping quarters on May 11 to join fellow platoon members at a base in Afghanistan's Kunar Province after the unit came under fire from Taliban positions.

    A news photographer was on hand to record the image of Boyd standing at a makeshift rampart in helmet, body armor, red T-shirt and boxers emblazoned with the message: "I love NY."

    When the image wound up on the front page of the New York Times, Boyd told his parents he might lose his job if President Obama saw him out of uniform.

    "I can assure you that Specialist Boyd's job is very safe indeed," Gates said in the speech.

    The U.S. defense chief was scheduled to deliver the speech at New York's annual Salute to Freedom dinner in Manhattan.





    Source: FOXNews.com

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    Well

    He certainly would've killed me....of laughter first LOL.

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    Hmm, kinda old news, but I remember laughing when reading it.

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    Hardly 'old news' as it was just posted on FOXNews.com yesterday, so it's new news to me...of course everything is old to you even yourself!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mlauzon View Post
    Hardly 'old news' as it was just posted on FOXNews.com yesterday, so it's new news to me...of course everything is old to you even yourself!
    It was on tv last week.

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    I'm surprised his friends kept it together fighting alongside him, good to keep the morale up I surpose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alivada View Post
    I'm surprised his friends kept it together fighting alongside him, good to keep the morale up I surpose.
    You can't really laugh when there are 10 people shooting on you

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    Quote Originally Posted by MageMoa View Post
    You can't really laugh when there are 10 people shooting on you
    Well, we always knew the US military was gay....

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    Quote Originally Posted by MageMoa View Post
    You can't really laugh when there are 10 people shooting on you
    why not? we are talking about the american troops here, they kick puppies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Avarance View Post
    why not? we are talking about the american troops here, they kick puppies.
    Yeah, every single American troop is a puppy kicker.

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    Yah with his clothes he might as well have worn a sign that said "shoot me first".

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    It probably wasn't a big confrontation, he would have gotten picked out easily being red and all.

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