Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Soldier in pink boxers fought Taliban FORT WORTH, Texas, May 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. soldier serving in Afghanistan has become a media sensation after he was photographed fighting Taliban forces while stripped down to his skivvies. Advertisement Army Spc. Zachary Boyd, 19, who hails from Fort Worth, Texas, said he was in his sleeping quarters at Firebase Restrepo in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province when the Taliban attacked, forcing him to take up a defensive position while clad only in his helmet, protective vest, a T-shirt and his pink "I Love NY" boxer shorts, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Thursday. A wire service photographer snapped a picture of Boyd rushing into action in his undershorts and the snapshot wound up on the front pages of the Star-Telegram and The New York Times. The soldier's mother, Sheree Boyd, said her son called Monday night to tell her his picture might be in the Times. Advertisement "He said, 'I hear the Times is what they put on the president's desk,'" she said. "Then he told us, 'I may not have a job anymore after the president has seen me out of uniform.'" Mrs. Boyd said she was not surprised to see her "Zacho" in pink underpants. "It was typical," she said. "He has always been an interesting little character." Man accused of biting another man's ear KENOSHA, Wis., May 14 (UPI) -- Police in Wisconsin said a man was arrested for allegedly biting off part of another man's ear during an argument that turned into a physical confrontation. Kenosha police said Antoine Parks was arrested early Monday morning at the home of the 30-year-old victim, who was taken to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wis., for surgery to repair his ear, the Kenosha News reported Thursday. The victim told police that Parks is a relative of his girlfriend and had been staying at their home. He said Parks became angry after he was asked to leave and attacked him with a hammer while the two men were packing Parks' belongings. Police said the victim attempted to defend himself with a screwdriver and Parks bit part of the man's ear off during the ensuing struggle. Advertisement Parks initially surrendered to police but was stunned with a Taser while trying to flee moments later. He charged with suspicion of mayhem and resisting arrest. Police in Appleton, Wis., also issued a warrant for Parks on a charge of causing property damage. Blagojevich shampoo is 'Bleep'n Golden' ELK GROVE, Ill., May 14 (UPI) -- An Illinois company is marketing hair care products inspired by and named after disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Dennis Fath of Delta Laboratories in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove said he "woke up in the middle of the night" with the idea for "Blago It's Bleep'n Golden Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner," WMAQ-TV, Chicago, reported Thursday. "He does have a nice head of hair, and (I thought) it would be funny to have something named after him because of his hair," Fath said. Fath said the shampoo and conditioner sell for $8 each, or $15 for a set of both. He said the products, which are only available at blagohair.com, have so far sold fewer than 100 bottles. Bookstore a makeshift hospital for pigeon DETROIT, May 14 (UPI) -- A pigeon found injured outside a Detroit bookstore has been steadily recuperating at the store, its manager says. Advertisement Deborah Lee, who manages the John K. King bookstore that took in the pigeon after it was found a week ago, said employees have been nursing the bird back to health, the Detroit Free Press said Thursday. "She gets stronger every day. Store workers named the bird "Pigy." King, the store's owner, said he took the recuperating bird outside Tuesday to see if it had the strength to fly away on its own. "It was like the Wright Brothers," he said. "She flew a few feet, hit some leaves and fell down." For King, helping injured animals is nothing new. "We've rescued a parakeet during the winter, a pregnant dog and a dog with cerebral palsy," he said.
