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The Unforgiving Minute

By lex, on May 17th, 2009

A lie, it is said, gets half way ’round the earth before the truth can get its pants on. It must sometimes feel like the nimble, elusive Taliban are like that in Afghanistan.

That’s OK. Our soldiers can still shoot back in boxers.

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May 17th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: afghanistan, Military

24 comments to The Unforgiving Minute

  • virgil xenophon
    May 17, 2009 at 11:48 am

    Good thing he’s not a male bikini/speedo kinda guy. :)

  • Edward
    May 17, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    I think it might be better if the Tee-shirt he wore for sleep in the future were less conspicuous. The Afghans must have thought that a Brit trooper from the January, 1842 massacre had sprung up from the grave to do battle once more.

  • Nereus
    May 17, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    His Dad must be proud for the color choice and the tiny red hearts all over; His mom is happy they are “clean” in case he is involved in an accident.

  • guy
    May 17, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    The boxers don’t make me wince as much as the flip-flops do.

    • virgil xenophon
      May 17, 2009 at 6:50 pm

      guy/

      Have you ever seen those videos of the Danes over there? Shows these guys defending their FOB in t-shirts, bermuda shorts, flip-flops and flack-jackets
      as standard ops. LOL!

  • Rob Johnson
    May 17, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    The dudes mom was on Foxnews. He was the guy just allowed sack time, but the bad guys interrupted. No time to dress for the party…

  • Bob
    May 17, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    A real trooper. His weapon is closer than his BDUs.
    Hoorah

  • advokaat
    May 17, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    And, after it was all over, the guy on his right said, “Thanks for showin’ up, Dude…”

  • Steve
    May 17, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    The boxers are pink because he obviously uses the “college method” for laundry. No need to separate colors from whites but seriously, arrest-me red in a battle zone. What was the line from Good Morning Viet Nam? “If you’re going to fight, clash!”

    • virgil xenophon
      May 17, 2009 at 8:46 pm

      Steve/

      LOL, it isn’t just for college guys. About 15 yrs ago I was visiting an old squadron-mate who, at age 50, was going thru his second divorce @ at his new apt. In the middle of doing his laundry he said: “Anything I buy at this stage had better be color-fast, cause it’s all going in together.” LOL!!

  • XBradTC
    May 17, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again.

    Weapon? Check.

    Helmet? Check.

    Armor? Check.

    You’re a GO at this station.

  • MaxDamage
    May 17, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    I’m OK with the guy just popping out of the rack and donning armor and weapons. I’m even OK with the flip-flops (if there’s not enough time to don BDU’s, there’s not enough time to tie on a pair of boots either).

    But the hearts?

    I think I’d rather show up nekked and painted blue. Probably give a more fearsome appearance.

    Or grotesque. Either way is good for me.

    But there would be that unit cohesion thing to consider…

    – Max

  • Curtis
    May 17, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    I remember the multiple blood trails at various knee knockers after certain department heads dropped grenades off the bow when we entered the Red Sea to commence AMCM ops. It was only a test but I think we can say that the results were amazing.
    Guys showed up at their GQ stations naked except for the towels.

  • babs
    May 18, 2009 at 6:44 am

    I actually composed a song about turning my husband’s briefs pink…

    What can I say
    What can I do
    Your boxers turned pink
    They’re stuck on you
    I tried so hard
    To keep them white
    But they turned pink
    I lost the fight.

    This, unfortunately, was a common laundry day song.

  • babs
    May 18, 2009 at 6:47 am

    Also, please note the red tee shirt. This is the enemy laundry wise…

  • Uncle Mike
    May 18, 2009 at 7:49 am

    Those of you who dash across the sky in things with wings will likely never encounter a situation where bad guys start shooting while you are in the sack. But it happens to Soldiers and Marines, and Brad is right on — weapon, helmet, armor and you’re good to go.

    Some of us ground guys who are still around remember doing it that way in the olden days in Vietnam. Of course, none of us had red (or white) T-shirts. We understood the need to not stand out, and those were the days when few of us had camo — just green fatigues unless you were SOF. Folks today seem to like bright colors.

    For those with poor eyesight, his boxer’s design is “I [heart] NY.” The kid’s heart is in the right place, and he appears to be backing up his beliefs with action.

    Good on him.

  • Roachman
    May 18, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Bright red T shirt- $12
    Flip Flops- $20
    Souvenir Boxers- $15

    Whacking Taliban in “I Love New York” underware-
    Abso-friggin’-lutely Priceless

  • Liz
    May 18, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Glad he wasn’t captured wearing that!

  • Scott
    May 18, 2009 at 9:45 am

    Let’s just assume, for a moment, that this dude does regularlly rack out in color coordinated t shirts and print boxers. All I can say is, he’d better be happy he never lived in one of my JO bunkrooms.

    “On this at-sea period’s Fo’c'sle Follies, the ever popular ‘Gay, or Not Gay?’, featuring …”

  • Rhinowso
    May 18, 2009 at 10:28 am

    I’m not a grunt, but I figure that wear RED in a combat zone would be an “OTHER”, so to speak… how about a brown T-shirt instead of the RED SHOOT THIS GUY one?

    You have to appreciate the fight in that kid, however…

  • RPL
    May 19, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    Breaks into song:

    New York, New York it’s a helluva town, the Bronx is up and the Battery’s down!
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