on his position in Afghanistan, he grabbed his helmet, flak jacket and weapon. His "I love NY" pink boxers and flip flops weren't the uniform of the day--When 19 year old Zachary Boyd, was rudely awakened by the attack, he had no idea that an AP photographer was in the area and that he'd end up on the front page of the NY Times & London Telegraph.
The young soldier's dad said, "'I knew he was a boxer guy. I knew that for sure. I did not know they were pink, and I didn't know they said, 'I love New York'. He told his local Texas radio station WBAP. 'After I saw the picture I just laughed for about five minutes.'
Boyd, who graduated from Keller Central High School in 2007, decided to join the army because of the September 11 attacks. He was promoted to the rank of Army Specialist last week.
At an age when most American kids are 'trying to find themselves' or find a college to go laze the next four years away, Specialist Boyd is a very special lad!!! Like millions in the generations before him, he's the reason you are reading this in English, not your teachers or politicians!!!
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