Sgt Grit's Marine Tattoo Page Volume 1

Phoenix Semper Fidelis

I am from phoenix and I have always wanted a phoenix bird tattoo but I also wanted to get my marine tattoo so I decided to have them put together. The tattoo is about 7" wide across my back. It is all original artwork done by Long John at Sacred Skin Studios in phoenix AZ.

PFC Davis
On boot leave. Just finished bootcamp
04-01-31

A Promise of Gunny Stripes

This is myself( Gunnery Sergeant Davis and one of my boys( Sgt Mortenson) and a recent NBC school. He decided to get his first Moto Tat and I was getting my Fourth. I told myself a long time ago when I had the great misfortune to stand in front of the old man and get a backwards promotion( Lcpl to Pvt) that some day I would be a Gunny and when that happened I would get Gunny Stripes tattooed on my ass. Lucky for me I did make it and also lucky for me I matured and decided to get it on my arm instead.

Gunny Davis.
We currently serve with Fox 2/14

Couldn't go buy Beer!

I must have walked into a 100 Tattoo shops while on active duty with the plan to get a tat. But every time I asked about the cost, it seemed like a better idea to spend the money on beer! Last Sept 2003, after being out for a little more then 10 years, my three sons forced me down to the Tattoo shop and made me get this one. They paid for it, so I could not go spend the money on beer.

David Parscale
Subic Bay Marine, 0351 with 1/2, 2/6, and TOW critter with 24th Marines

American by birth, Marine by choice!

Picture Of My Son

Sgt. Grit,

I've attached a picture of my son and I with the tattoos we got when I visited him, in California this past Christmas. My son served with the 1st Marine Airwing from 1992-1998. I Served from 1965-1969, 1966-67 with HQ 3/11 as a 2533, radio/telegraph operator.

Semper Fi,
Milt (Jinx) Jenkins

Just so they remember us!

New, Jan 28th 2004 ~ David Wingfield, 3rd Marines 67/68

Honor Thy Grandfathers

My name is Tina Dunn. My son, LCpl Dunn. is in the 2d FAST Co. out of Yorktown, VA. I have seen your newsletter and the on the internet of the tattoos that people are sending to you. I thought I would share with you my sons. He decided to get this tattoo last year. He left for Boot Camp in 2002, just 3 days after his High School Graduation. He was so proud to go his father and I actually signed him in early because of him being to young. He wanted this tattoo so bad. He wanted to Honor both of his Grandfathers. Both grandfathers had served time in the United States Army. Also both grandfathers are deceased so he wanted to honor them in some way. He thought this was the best way. I must say after he got it, It may me proud that he would want his grandfathers names on his arm forever. He is very proud of this tattoo. I hope you will enjoy looking at it.

Tina M. Dunn
Instructional Assistant K.I.P.P
Summit View Middle School

Original USMC Insignia Tattoo

Finished by Dan at Bullwinkle's in Wichita, KS.
Sgt Riley

Unique

For many years now, my kids have tried to talk me into getting another tattoo. I told them that it would have to be someting that no one else had...so this is what I came up with...my rank at retirement. Maybe next time I'll get my hash marks...all six of them...

Semper Fi.

Carried Around the Design for 20 Years!

I got the Devil Dog in 1984 while stationed back at Parris Island waiting for my Intel School to begin. 20 years later (January 2004) I added the Aircrew Wings over the American Flag backdrop from my time as a gunner with HMH-462.

If my wife doesn't divorce me I'll find a way to incorporate my time as a Water Survival Instructor into a future tattoo as well!

Keith A. Meyerson
Sgt USMC 1984-88
3rd MAR Div, 3rd MAW,
HMH-462, CAJIT

A Marine's Dog Tags

Here's a pictures of my brothers tattoo. he's in the marines and just got sent back to Japan today. In the dog tag it says USMC. he doesn't know what he wants to put in the other one yet.

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