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genuinegirly · 05-23-2009, 10:53 AM

Would you roll out of bed and defend if you knew you might be caught in pink boxers?

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Gates Defends Soldier's Pink Undies

By Frank James

If you're a male U.S. soldier who has the misfortune of being photographed wearing pink underwear while engaging the Taliban in Afghanistan, it's good to know the Defense Secretary has your back.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave a humorous shout-out to Army Specialist Zachery Boyd during a speech in New York City Thursday night.

As the Associated Press reports, Gates explained that after Boyd's unit came under Taliban attack:

"He immediately grabbed his rifle and rushed into a defensive position clad in his helmet, body armor, and pink boxer shorts that said 'I Love New York. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your perspective, an AP photographer was there for a candid shot."
According to the AP, Boyd had been worried that he might be disciplined. But it sounds like that's not likely to happen, at least not from the SecDef. Also, it sounds like Gates could be considering adding some new clothing items to soldiers' gear.

Here's Gates, again from the AP:

"Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage. 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 crosshairs."

It's a fun bit of news. I imagine his boxers didn't start out pink - washing white boxers with that red shirt he's wearing would turn it pink no doubt. What do you make of this story? I find it a fun bit of silliness, and a sign of dedication that he was able to hop out of bed and get to work so quickly.

KirStang · 05-23-2009, 11:13 AM

Camoflauges better than ACU anyway!

Good, fun story. Hats off to that soldier.

The_Dunedan · 05-23-2009, 06:55 PM

Indeed. That's the kinda cat I want watching my '6: dude's ready for any fight, any time.

Baraka_Guru · 05-23-2009, 08:32 PM

He would have done the same thing in the event of a fire, I'm sure.

Sometimes what you're wearing simply doesn't matter.

FuglyStick · 05-23-2009, 08:37 PM

Good for him.

Tully Mars · 05-24-2009, 12:34 PM

Yeah I think he'd have shown up naked if he thought it meant helping save his unit. Pretty sure I would.

Baraka_Guru · 05-24-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars

Yeah I think he'd have shown up naked if he thought it meant helping save his unit. Pretty sure I would.

Yeah, I would have done the same even if they were Hello Kitty briefs.

SSJTWIZTA · 05-26-2009, 12:15 PM

its just a color. whats the big deal?

MSD · 05-27-2009, 06:38 AM

They started out pink according to another article I read. His parents said they weren't at all surprised at this considering his personality.

Plan9 · 05-27-2009, 09:56 AM

It's okay as long as he doesn't say anything about being gay or having PTSD.

Martian · 05-27-2009, 02:16 PM

How is this news? Is the US army as an organization really so homophobic that the colour of a man's underpants is worthy of a headline?

Slow news day in Iraq, I guess.

Baraka_Guru · 05-27-2009, 05:57 PM

Americans need some kind of diversion. War weariness and all.

Plan9 · 05-27-2009, 06:48 PM

MODS:

This thread belongs in general discussion or politics, not Tilted Weaponry. No guns are mentioned.

It has nothing to do with weaponry, everything to do with pink boxers, military service, and the media.

KirStang · 05-27-2009, 07:13 PM

I find it sorta funny how a lot of Tilted Weaponry topics become politicized. :Shrug:

longbough · 05-27-2009, 07:28 PM

I'm about equally concerned that he's wearing bright red while engaging the enemy.

Xerxys · 05-27-2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru

Yeah, I would have done the same even if they were Hello Kitty briefs.

Sorry, but this is wear I draw the line

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05-23-2009, 08:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru Dracologist Super Moderator Location: Toronto, Canada Blog Entries: 89	He would have done the same thing in the event of a fire, I'm sure. Sometimes what you're wearing simply doesn't matter. __________________ Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —"Burnt Norton," Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot

05-23-2009, 08:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
FuglyStick Lecher Ninja Location: Southern Illinois Blog Entries: 8	Good for him. __________________ "If she can't have me, then she can't have the fish"--Donald Earl Fite III, fish killer

05-24-2009, 12:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico Blog Entries: 8	Yeah I think he'd have shown up naked if he thought it meant helping save his unit. Pretty sure I would. __________________ Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club People are always bitching about getting what they deserve... I think if they did they'd be greatly disappointed. Me

05-26-2009, 12:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA ...on a journey through time and space. Location: Georgia	its just a color. whats the big deal? __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller

05-27-2009, 06:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
MSD Why would you ever want to be like me? Moderator Location: CT	They started out pink according to another article I read. His parents said they weren't at all surprised at this considering his personality. __________________ If you catch the evil twin, then why would you keep it alive?

05-23-2009, 11:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
KirStang Addict	Camoflauges better than ACU anyway! Good, fun story. Hats off to that soldier.

05-23-2009, 06:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Dunedan Junkie	Indeed. That's the kinda cat I want watching my '6: dude's ready for any fight, any time.

05-27-2009, 09:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Plan9 Gorilla Cum Laude Location: Prime Self Blog Entries: 114	It's okay as long as he doesn't say anything about being gay or having PTSD. __________________ "The days go on and on... they don't end. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people." Formerly username "Crompsin."

05-27-2009, 02:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada Blog Entries: 57	How is this news? Is the US army as an organization really so homophobic that the colour of a man's underpants is worthy of a headline? Slow news day in Iraq, I guess. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

05-27-2009, 05:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru Dracologist Super Moderator Location: Toronto, Canada Blog Entries: 89	Americans need some kind of diversion. War weariness and all. __________________ Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —"Burnt Norton," Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot

05-27-2009, 06:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
Plan9 Gorilla Cum Laude Location: Prime Self Blog Entries: 114	MODS: This thread belongs in general discussion or politics, not Tilted Weaponry. No guns are mentioned. It has nothing to do with weaponry, everything to do with pink boxers, military service, and the media. __________________ "The days go on and on... they don't end. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people." Formerly username "Crompsin." Last edited by Plan9; 05-27-2009 at 07:15 PM..

05-27-2009, 07:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
KirStang Addict	I find it sorta funny how a lot of Tilted Weaponry topics become politicized. :Shrug:

05-27-2009, 07:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
longbough Soylent Green is people. Location: Northern California	I'm about equally concerned that he's wearing bright red while engaging the enemy. __________________ "I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what he should have done, had he been present when I was almost fatally assaulted in 1908, whether he should have run away and seen me killed or whether he should have used his physical force which he could and wanted to use, and defended me, I told him that it was his duty to defend me even by using violence." - Mahatma Ghandi