When I was in Vietnam, I went to the trenches several times in flack
jacket and boxer shorts, helmet, weapon and web gear. When the rockets
start dropping around you, your fashion statement becomes less
important. Of course we didn't have anyone from the Times around to
photograph us, either.
--Bob "Skivvies" Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On May 15, 2009, at 8:32 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> Almost as good as this shot
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5331997/US-soldier-fights-Taliban-wearing-pink-shorts.html
>
> but I suspect that said GI will have been reprimanded for being out of
> uniform at the wrong time !
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