Saturday, May 23, 2009
How we fight.
New York salutes the Marines who love New York.
AP photo by David Guttenfelder
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaking at a Memorial Day Weekend ceremony at New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, tells the story:
Photographer David Guttenfelder, who took the picture, describes the life of the Marines that he has witnessed as an embedded photographer, and how the Marines have changed since 9/11, over a slideshow of his pictures. Watch the whole thing.
New York salutes the Marines who love New York.
AP photo by David Guttenfelder
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaking at a Memorial Day Weekend ceremony at New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, tells the story:
Specialist Zachary Boyd recently was enjoying a well-deserved sleep when his post in eastern Afghanistan came under enemy 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”...OK, that's amusing ... but here's a media presentation that's more serious and well worth taking three minutes to view during this weekend:
Well, let me tell you, the next time I visit Afghanistan I want to meet Specialist Boyd and shake his hand. Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage.
And 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 — what an incredible innovation in psychological warfare...
Photographer David Guttenfelder, who took the picture, describes the life of the Marines that he has witnessed as an embedded photographer, and how the Marines have changed since 9/11, over a slideshow of his pictures. Watch the whole thing.
