Even the headline on the New York Times’ Lens blog pokes a little fun at the situation. Behind the Scenes: Man in the Pink Boxers. Its worth a click, not often we get humor from the front lines of the battle field.
The humor supplied from the lens of AP photographer David Guttenfelder who captured Specialist Zachary Boyd, who rushed to the front line from his sleep when his unit came under attack in Afghanistan wearing body armor and his I Love NY boxers.
The 15 minutes of fame was followed by Boyd’s hometown paper the Fort Worth Star-Telegram who followed the story. Boyd’s mother said she was not at all surprised saying, “He has always been an interesting little character.”